On July 18, the AANS and the CNS joined the Graduate Medical Education (GME) Advocacy Coalition letter urging congressional leadership to include additional Medicare-supported GME training positions in the budget reconciliation package. Based on current estimates, the U.S. faces a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2034. The letter acknowledged that Congress made a critical initial investment in the physician workforce by providing 1,000 new Medicare-supported GME positions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). However, this was the first such increase in nearly 25 years, and more funding is needed.
Click here to read the GME Advocacy Coalition’s letter.
