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AHA Letter Supporting the Medical Student Education Authorization Act
AHA expreses support for the Medical Student Education Authorization Act (H.R. 5428).
AHA Comments on Senate Finance Committee Medicare-funded Physician Residency Draft Bill
AHA comments on draft Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reform package (KEL24743 MP2).
Fact Sheet: Increased Graduate Medical Education Needed to Preserve Access to Care
We urge Congress to increase the number of Medicare-supported GME residency positions. The AHA supports the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R.2256/S.834) which adds 14,000 Medicare-funded residency slots over the next seven years.
Medical Education
In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress anticipated a surplus of physicians and capped the number of Medicare-funded physician training positions.