CalHeatlhCares Physician Loan Repayment Program April 22, 2019 General Loan Repyament, Medical School CalHealthCares is now accepting applications for a new statewide loan repayment program, offering up to $220 million in tobacco tax revenues to pay off educational debt for physicians and dentists. Eligible physicians may apply for a loan repayment of up to $300,000 in exchange for a five-year service obligation. All awardess are required to maintain a patient caseload of 30% or more Medi-Cal beneficiaries. The 2018 California State Budget Act appropriates $220 million from Prop. 56 to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and Senate Bill 849 (Chapter 47, Statutes of 2018) established the Proposition 56 Medi-Cal Physicians and Dentists Loan Repayment Act Program (LRP). DHCS has contracted with Physicians for a Healthy California to administer the loan repayment program. Visit CalHealthCares.org to read more about the eligibility requirements, the application checklist, frequently asked questions, applicant instructions, and HPSA instructions.