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Heisler, Elayne J.; Panangala, Sidath Viranga; Mendez, Bryce H. P.; Villagrana, Marco A.; Mitchell, Alison – Congressional Research Service, 2018
Access to health care is, in part, determined by the availability of physicians, a function of the physician supply. Policymakers have demonstrated a long-standing interest in access to care, both in general and for specific populations. Moreover, federal support for medical residency training (a.k.a., graduate medical education [GME]) is the…
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance, Federal Programs
Cosgrove, James – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
Members of Congress and others have questioned whether expanding the scope of the Medicare graduate medical education (GME) program to include nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) could help mitigate the effects of a physician shortage in the United States. A Senate Committee on Appropriations report asked the US Government…
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Education, Allied Health Personnel, Nurses, Physicians