Obama administration awards $55 million to boost health-care workforce

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $55.5 million in grants to help bolster a health-care workforce that is stretched thin and possibly due for more strain under the Affordable Care Act.

In a statement on Thursday, HHS said the new round of funding would grow the size of the medical workforce in “a wide spectrum” of fields.

“From diversity to dentistry, all are critical to achieving a skilled workforce now and in the future,” said Mary Wakefield, administrator for the department’s Health Resources and Services Administration.

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