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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rural America Health Corps Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill establishes a student loan repayment demonstration program for eligible providers who agree to work for five years in a rural area with a shortage of primary, dental, or mental health care providers. For each year of this service, the Department of Health and Human Services must pay one-fifth of the principal and interest on a provider's qualifying loans. Total payments to a provider may not exceed $200,000.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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