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Please send the following email to your senators and congressmen:
As Congress and the White House continue negotiations on the nation's deficit and the fiscal year (FY) 12 budget, I urge you to strongly oppose any cuts to graduate medical education (GME) funding.
Although I understand the need to deal with our nation's deficit in a responsible manner, I urge you to consider the significant impact these potential cuts would have on the health care system as a whole and on medical residency training across the country. Appropriate GME funding is essential to the training of primary care and all other physicians. Reducing this vital funding would be devastating to the patients these physicians serve and to the entire health care system. Cutting funding for GME programs would result in fewer future physicians being trained and, as a result, fewer patients being treated.
I urge you to protect GME and oppose any potential funding cuts. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.
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AACOM Action Alert
Your Urgent Action Needed to Protect GME Funding!
Take Action!
(July 7, 2011) Senior White House administration officials and congressional leaders met today to continue negotiations on the budget and deficit. AACOMs understanding is that severe cuts to GME are being considered during these negotiations. It is imperative that you contact your Members of Congress NOW and urge them to oppose any potential funding cuts to GME. Members need to hear from you about the importance of this funding and how any cuts will be devastating to the training of future osteopathic physicians!
AACOM and the AOA sent a joint letter to Congress today in opposition to any potential GME cuts. Your action is needed now as the White House and Congress move forward with negotiations! When you select Take Action above, you will be directed to sample email text. Please see the below alert for additional information.
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AACOM action alert
(June 27, 2011) As Congress and the White House continue negotiations on the deficit and the fiscal year (FY) 12 budget, AACOM requests that you take action and contact your Members of Congress today and urge them to protect graduate medical education (GME) and oppose any potential funding cuts to GME. Members of Congress need to hear from you now to understand how reducing this vital funding would be detrimental to the entire health care system and especially to medical residency training programs!
In December 2010, the Presidents National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its final report with recommendations for reducing the nations deficit. The report includes a recommendation to cut approximately 50 percent of GME funding totaling $60 billion over 10 years. The final report was not approved by the Commission, and therefore, did not go before Congress for consideration. However, there are indications that many of the reports recommendations are back on the table as budget cuts are negotiated through two separate processes some cuts may be tied to a bill to increase the national debt and additional cuts may be considered in the fiscal year (FY) 12 budget and appropriations process. Specifically, it is AACOM's understanding that members of both the House and Senate are considering some of the Presidents fiscal commissions recommendations, including the GME funding cuts.
Since Congress is quickly moving forward, it is vital to act NOW and contact your Members.
As Congress and the White House continue negotiations on the nation's deficit and the fiscal year (FY) 12 budget, I urge you to strongly oppose any cuts to graduate medical education (GME) funding.
Although I understand the need to deal with our nation's deficit in a responsible manner, I urge you to consider the significant impact these potential cuts would have on the health care system as a whole and on medical residency training across the country. Appropriate GME funding is essential to the training of primary care and all other physicians. Reducing this vital funding would be devastating to the patients these physicians serve and to the entire health care system. Cutting funding for GME programs would result in fewer future physicians being trained and, as a result, fewer patients being treated.
I urge you to protect GME and oppose any potential funding cuts. Thank you for your time and consideration of this matter.
==========Source below=========
AACOM Action Alert
Your Urgent Action Needed to Protect GME Funding!
Take Action!
(July 7, 2011) Senior White House administration officials and congressional leaders met today to continue negotiations on the budget and deficit. AACOMs understanding is that severe cuts to GME are being considered during these negotiations. It is imperative that you contact your Members of Congress NOW and urge them to oppose any potential funding cuts to GME. Members need to hear from you about the importance of this funding and how any cuts will be devastating to the training of future osteopathic physicians!
AACOM and the AOA sent a joint letter to Congress today in opposition to any potential GME cuts. Your action is needed now as the White House and Congress move forward with negotiations! When you select Take Action above, you will be directed to sample email text. Please see the below alert for additional information.
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AACOM action alert
(June 27, 2011) As Congress and the White House continue negotiations on the deficit and the fiscal year (FY) 12 budget, AACOM requests that you take action and contact your Members of Congress today and urge them to protect graduate medical education (GME) and oppose any potential funding cuts to GME. Members of Congress need to hear from you now to understand how reducing this vital funding would be detrimental to the entire health care system and especially to medical residency training programs!
In December 2010, the Presidents National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its final report with recommendations for reducing the nations deficit. The report includes a recommendation to cut approximately 50 percent of GME funding totaling $60 billion over 10 years. The final report was not approved by the Commission, and therefore, did not go before Congress for consideration. However, there are indications that many of the reports recommendations are back on the table as budget cuts are negotiated through two separate processes some cuts may be tied to a bill to increase the national debt and additional cuts may be considered in the fiscal year (FY) 12 budget and appropriations process. Specifically, it is AACOM's understanding that members of both the House and Senate are considering some of the Presidents fiscal commissions recommendations, including the GME funding cuts.
Since Congress is quickly moving forward, it is vital to act NOW and contact your Members.
