Physician Workforce
Congress reintroduces bipartisan legislation extending workforce program for foreign-born physicians
Both chambers of Congress have reintroduced AHA-supported legislation, the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 709]/H.R. 1585), to reauthorize and expand the program that allows foreign-born medical graduates to practice medicine in rural and underserved areas.
AHA, others express support for inclusion of the bipartisan Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4942/S. 665) and Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6025/S. 3211) in the end-of-year package.
For National Suicide Prevention Month and National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, the Zero Suicide Institute and the Suicide Prevention in the Health Care Workforce guide provides strategies for preventing suicide in physicians and health care workers.
Here’s what experts say health systems will need to do to build a future-ready workforce, achieve health equity goals and deliver care closer to home.
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.
To improve clinician well-being, hospitals are engaging clinicians in the design and adoption of new technologies to support the clinical workforce.
The AHA is pleased to support the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (S. 1302).
Congress should take a number of actions to help hospitals and health systems support today’s workforce and ensure a future pipeline of professionals to meet the nation’s increasing demands for care.
The AHA today voiced support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R.2389), legislation that would add 14,000 Medicare-funded residency positions to help alleviate physician shortages that threaten patients’ access to care.
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