Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act
Key claim: The bill would keep two federal grant programs running through fiscal year 2030 that train health professionals and junior faculty to care for older adults.
Abstract
(S2699 · 119th Congress) Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 (1) the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, which provides grants to educate and train health professionals to care for older adults; and (2) the Geriatrics Academic Career Awards, which support the career development of junior faculty at health professions institutions who provide training in geriatrics. These programs are administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Latest action (2026-03-19): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
Why this matters
Reauthorization keeps two long-standing HRSA geriatrics training programs funded through FY2030, sustaining federal support for building the clinician and academic faculty pipeline that serves an aging Medicare population. Without reauthorization, funding authority for geriatrics-specific workforce development would lapse, potentially widening shortages in a specialty already facing recruitment challenges.