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Just a few months after Congress voted to eliminate graduate and professional interest subsidies for federal Stafford loans, they are now discussing a deficit reduction proposal that would cut funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME) and jeopardize residency training programs across the country. Given the current and growing shortage of physicians, GME cuts will reduce access to health care and threaten the well-being of all Americans.
The AAMC is offering medical students a quick and user-friendly electronic advocacy tool (CapWiz) that can be used to contact Congress in opposition to the GME cuts under consideration as part of deficit reduction. Various deficit reduction groups have proposed cutting Medicare support for physician training by up to 60% Most recently, President Obama called for a
$9 billion cut in Medicare IME payments.
I encourage you to visit the AAMC Legislative Action Center (http://capwiz.com/aamc/home/ <http://capwiz.com/aamc/home/> ) to send an electronic letter to your Senators and Representatives urging them to oppose GME cuts as part of deficit reduction. The pre-formatted electronic message posted on the Action Center requires only a few minutes of your time, and will use your zip code to automatically send your message to your respective House and Senate members.
The AAMC is offering medical students a quick and user-friendly electronic advocacy tool (CapWiz) that can be used to contact Congress in opposition to the GME cuts under consideration as part of deficit reduction. Various deficit reduction groups have proposed cutting Medicare support for physician training by up to 60% Most recently, President Obama called for a
$9 billion cut in Medicare IME payments.
I encourage you to visit the AAMC Legislative Action Center (http://capwiz.com/aamc/home/ <http://capwiz.com/aamc/home/> ) to send an electronic letter to your Senators and Representatives urging them to oppose GME cuts as part of deficit reduction. The pre-formatted electronic message posted on the Action Center requires only a few minutes of your time, and will use your zip code to automatically send your message to your respective House and Senate members.
