This bill is designed to help low-income people get training and education so they can start careers in healthcare. Right now, many healthcare jobs—like nursing, physical therapy, medical technician roles, and other allied health positions—require specialized training that can be expensive and hard to access for people without much money. This bill provides federal funding to support training programs that make these careers more achievable for low-income individuals. It also continues existing healthcare training grants through 2028 and creates a new competitive grant program specifically focused on training people for allied health professions (jobs that support doctors and nurses, like lab technicians or respiratory therapists). Essentially, if you're low-income and interested in healthcare work, this bill aims to remove financial barriers by funding educational pathways that can lead to stable, well-paying jobs in the healthcare field.

To provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow a career pathway in the health professions, and for other purposes.

Davis, Danny K.

Pathways to Health Careers ActThis bill provides funding for, reauthorizes through FY2028, and makes a variety of changes to certain grants administered by the Department of Health and Human Services that provide education and training to low-income individuals for health care occupations, including by establishing a new competitive grant for projects designed to train low-income individuals in allied health professions.