Evaluating program effectiveness is complicated by differing perspectives on the ultimate program goals, by continuous evolution of the programs, and by the influence of other federal and private sector programs on provider supply and demand. The effectiveness of Title VII health professions programs has long been a subject of debate. Though authority for these programs expired at the end of FY2002, Congress has continued to fund most of them each year since then. 105-392), which added authority for geriatrician training, and health workforce analysis, among others. The most recent reauthorization of HRSA Title VII programs was in the Health Education Partnerships Act of 1998 (P.L.

These programs are intended to counter market forces that encourage specialization, and instead aim to alleviate particular provider supply shortages, improve the placement of providers in underserved areas, and improve the racial and ethnic diversity of providers. Title VII programs are administered by the Bureau of Health Professions at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Relevant programs, authorized in Title VII of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), have evolved in subsequent reauthorizations, to provide grants to institutions for primary care curriculum and faculty development, scholarships and loans to individuals training in certain health professions, and other programs. This act was the first comprehensive legislation to address the supply of health care providers. In 1963, responding to projections of an impending physician shortage, Congress passed the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act (P.L.

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