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AAMC Says House Bill to Increase Residency Slots Is a Good First Step
September 28, 2012—Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) Sept. 25 introduced the
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012, H.R. 6562. This
legislation would increase the number of Medicare-supported residency slots
by 15,000, or 15 percent, over 5 years. In a press statement, AAMC President
and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., said, “This legislation is an important
component of any effort to increase support for physician training and help
ensure that all Americans can see a doctor when they need one. By proposing
an expansion of 15,000 residency training positions, the measure is a good
first step in addressing the physician workforce shortage facing U.S.
patients in the next 10 years.”
H.R. 6562 is nearly identical to its Senate counterpart S. 1627, which was
introduced by Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), and
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) last year [see Washington Highlights,
Sept. 30, 2011]. However, Rep. Crowley’s bill incorporates a few slight
changes, including language that would set aside one-third of the newly-
available slots only for hospitals currently training residents over their
cap. A similar provision also was included in the Resident Physician
Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and
Transparency Act (H.R. 6352) introduced in August by Reps. Aaron Schock (R-
Ill.) and Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) [see Washington Highlights, Aug. 3].
Dr. Kirch said that medical schools are doing their part to address the
physician shortage. He added, “These institutions have committed to
increasing enrollment by 30 percent by 2016, and, along with teaching
hospitals, are implementing new, innovative models to improve the efficiency
of care. But the overall supply of U.S.-trained physicians cannot and will
not increase without an investment in additional residency training slots.”
In his statement introducing the legislation, Rep. Crowley said, “Raising
the resident cap is a critical first step in addressing the doctor shortage;
however, we must also ensure our teaching hospitals have all the resources
they need to develop a highly trained physician workforce.” Crowley
continued, “Teaching hospitals have taken on a great deal of responsibility
, but they need the support of Congress and adequate federal funding to
continue. This is a nationwide problem and the path to ensuring all
Americans have access to high-quality, well-trained physicians is through
the strengthening of GME programs.”
Contact:
Len Marquez
Director, Government Relations
Telephone: 202-862-6281
E-mail: l******[email protected]
Clark Thomason
Legislative Analyst, Government Relations
Telephone: 202-471-0748
E-mail: c*******[email protected] | T******a
发帖数: 195 | 2 thanks, LZ, good to know.
Though potentially with proportionally more increase of AMGs. A bigger pool
with more fishes!
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: Washington Highlights
: AAMC Says House Bill to Increase Residency Slots Is a Good First Step
: September 28, 2012—Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) Sept. 25 introduced the
: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012, H.R. 6562. This
: legislation would increase the number of Medicare-supported residency slots
: by 15,000, or 15 percent, over 5 years. In a press statement, AAMC President
: and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., said, “This legislation is an important
: component of any effort to increase support for physician training and help
: ensure that all Americans can see a doctor when they need one. By proposing
: an expansion of 15,000 residency training positions, the measure is a good
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