Funding research and medical education

While various proposals have been suggested to change how graduate medical education programs are funded through Medicare, teaching hospitals continue to be under considerable financial pressure. The current shortage of nurses and other allied health professionals also may result in transfers of federal funds from some physician education programs to other disciplines.

The AMA is working to ensure that any change in funding for graduate medical education results in an adequate and stable system of financial support, preferably from all payers. In addition, the AMA continues to work to increase appropriations for the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and other agencies.