联邦医保机构推出2.75亿美元计划招募养老院护士：最高4万美元学贷偿还、须服务三年
华盛顿——美国医疗保险与医疗补助服务中心（Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services，CMS）10月23日宣布推出总额2.75亿美元的「养老院护士」（Nurses for Nursing Homes）全国计划，招募并留住在养老院一线工作的护士，预计将支持全美4,000多名护士与护理专业学生，包括服务农村社区的人员。
待遇方面，护理专业学生与持照护士如在农村或人力短缺较严重地区符合条件的养老院服务满三年，可获得最高40,000美元的学生贷款偿还和/或10,000美元津贴。资金来自 CMS 与各州向养老院收取的民事罚款：CMS 出资1亿美元，各州承诺至少再投入1.75亿美元。
美国卫生与公众服务部长 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 说：「特朗普总统正在加强数百万美国老年人每天依赖的护理人力。这项计划将招募并留住数千名护士，扩大农村与高需求社区的护理服务，并为长期护理职业开辟新通道。」CMS 局长 Dr. Mehmet Oz 说：「不花纳税人一分钱，CMS 正在帮助下一代护士追逐梦想，并帮助住户与护理人员建立深厚联系，让他们生活得更快乐、更健康。」
资格条件方面，申请人须在开始工作时持有有效的注册护士（RN）或执业护士（LPN/LVN）执照；在符合条件的养老院每周至少工作30小时；背有符合条件的学生贷款债务，无学贷债务者须为近两年内的毕业生才可申请津贴；申请前至少60天未在养老院工作——计划最初90天（2026年10月26日至2027年1月24日）设例外，适用于2026年7月28日至10月25日期间已在合资格养老院开始工作的注册护士与执业护士；并须承诺在一家符合条件的 Medicare、Medicaid 或双认证长期护理机构服务三年。
覆盖范围方面，全美50个州与华盛顿特区全部参与；农村养老院100%符合资格，人力短缺较严重地区的其他机构也在其列。CMS 称将与人力合作机构协作，在全国范围内连接养老院与护理学校、招募合资格护士。有意者可通过 CMS 的 Nurses for Nursing Homes 计划官网查看资格要求、开设账户并查找合资格养老院的空缺职位。
CMS 称，人员配置是养老院质量的关键组成部分，已纳入该机构的五星质量评级体系；这项新计划旨在通过招募与留住合资格护士，加强长期护理人力。
来源：GSM·美国
CMS Launches $275 Million Nurses for Nursing Homes Initiative, Offering Up to $40,000 in Loan Repayment
Washington — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on October 23 a new $275 million nationwide initiative, Nurses for Nursing Homes, to recruit and retain nurses in nursing homes. The initiative is expected to support more than 4,000 nurses and nursing students nationwide, including those serving rural communities.
Under the initiative, nursing students and licensed nurses may qualify for up to $40,000 in student loan repayment and/or a $10,000 stipend in exchange for a three-year commitment to serve in a qualifying nursing home in a rural or higher labor-shortage area. It is funded through civil monetary penalties collected by CMS and states from nursing homes: CMS has committed $100 million, with states committing at least an additional $175 million.
"President Trump is strengthening the nursing workforce that millions of older Americans rely on every day," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "This initiative will recruit and retain thousands of nurses, expand care in rural and high-need communities, and create new pathways into long-term care careers." CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said: "Without taking a dime from taxpayers, CMS is empowering the next generation of nurses to pursue their dreams and helping residents form deep bonds with caregivers so they can live happier, healthier lives."
To receive payments, accepted nurses must hold an active RN or LPN/LVN license when they begin employment, work at least 30 hours per week at a qualifying nursing home, and have eligible student loan debt — or, for those without student loan debt, have graduated within the past two years to qualify for a stipend. Applicants must not have worked in a nursing home for at least 60 days before opening an application account, with an exception during the initiative's first 90 days (October 26, 2026, to January 24, 2027) for nurses who began working in an eligible nursing home between July 28 and October 25, 2026. They must commit to three years of service at an eligible Medicare-, Medicaid-, or dually certified long-term care facility.
All 50 states and the District of Columbia are participating, CMS said; 100% of rural nursing facilities are eligible, along with additional facilities in higher labor-shortage areas. CMS said it is working with workforce partners who will work with nursing homes and nursing schools across the country to recruit eligible nurses and build a pipeline into long-term care. Interested nurses and students can review eligibility, open an account, and find open positions through the Nurses for Nursing Homes website at CMS.
CMS said staffing is a critical component of nursing home quality and is incorporated into the agency's Five Star Quality Rating System, and that the new initiative is designed to strengthen the long-term care workforce.
Source: GSM, United States
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）位于华盛顿的总部大楼入口，CMS 为该部下属机构。照片：G. Edward Johnson，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Entrance to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C.; CMS is an agency within HHS. Photo: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
