This Week In Washington
AAMC Urges Support for NIH, Medical Education in Economic Stimulus
AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., Nov. 11 urged
Congress to consider the role that U.S. medical schools and teaching
hospitals play in the nation's fiscal health as lawmakers develop
legislation to stimulate economic recovery. In an Oct. 29 letter
to Congressional leadership, the AAMC recommends that the stimulus
bill include an additional $1.9 billion for the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), as well as increased support for VA research facilities,
Title VII health professions programs, the National Health Service
Corps, and the country's emergency preparedness and response programs.
Additionally, the letter urges Congress to restore Medicare Capital
Indirect Medical Education payments, preserve long-standing Medicaid
funding for health care safety net providers and graduate medical
education (GME), and raise the cap on Medicare GME training slots.
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CMS releases 2009 Medicare OPPS Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 30 released
the calendar year (CY) 2009 Medicare Outpatient prospective payment
system (OPPS) final rule on the CMS website. The final rule includes
a 3.6 percent inflation update in base payments for hospital outpatient
services and expands the current inpatient and outpatient quality
reporting programs. More>>
Energy and Commerce Panel Discusses How Health Care Can Help
the Economy
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
Nov. 13 held a hearing entitled "Treatments for an Ailing Economy:
Protecting Health Care Coverage and Investing in Biomedical Research."
The hearing focused on Medicaid and the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). More>>
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