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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST KW7R0xy8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Context In the mid-1980s, states expanded their initiatives of scholarships, loan repayment programs, and similar incentives to recruit primary care practitioners into underserved areas. With no national coordination or mandate to publicize these efforts, little is known about these state programs and their recent growth. Objectives To identify and describe state programs that provide financial support to physicians and midlevel practitioners in exchange for a period of service in underserved areas, and to begin to assess the magnitude of the contributions of these programs to the US health care safety net. Design Cross-sectional, descriptive study of data collected by telephone, mail questionnaires, and through other available documents, (eg, program brochures, Web sites). Setting and Participants All state programs operating in 1996 that provided financial support in exchange for service in defined underserved areas to student, resident, and practicing physicians ; nurse practitioners ; physician assistants ; and nurse midwives. We excluded local community initiatives and programs that received federal support, including that from the National Health Service Corps. (...)
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