The bill (H.R. 1852) would provide $330 million each of the five years to help train pediatric physicians. It is being sponsored by Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chairman Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-N.J.).
The American Hospital Association has expressed support for the bill.
Read the AHA News Now report on Children’s Hospitals GME.
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