This Week In Washington
AAMC Joins Medical Associations Comment Letter to Department
of Education
The AAMC Aug.14 joined almost 100 medical organizations in a
comment letter to the Department of Education in response to a notice
of proposed rulemaking, to implement the "College Cost Reduction
and Access Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-84). The letter urges the
Department "to reinstate the 20/220 pathway permanently or
provide an equivalent funding mechanism for loan deferments so that
medical residents continue to have an option to postpone loan payments,
without facing financial penalties, during a crucial time in their
training." More>>
Emergency GME Regulations Finalized in Inpatient Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 19 included
previously "interim final" regulations issued in 2006 and 2007 in
the FY 2009 Medicare inpatient final rule. These regulations address
continuation of direct Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Indirect
Medical Education (IME) payments when hospitals located in emergency
or disaster areas must temporarily suspend operations. More>>
CMS Posts Evidentiary Priorities for the Elderly Population
CMS Aug. 8 posted on its website "Evidentiary Priorities
for the Elderly Population" identifying the top priorities
for the research community in the domain of eldercare. This is the
first time that such a list has been provided to the public on the
CMS Coverage website. More>>
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