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| Autor/in | Cosgrove, James |
|---|---|
| Institution | US Government Accountability Office |
| Titel | Health Care Workforce: Views on Expanding Medicare Graduate Medical Education Funding to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-20-162 |
| Quelle | (2019), (22 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Recht; Graduate Medical Education; Allied Health Personnel; Nurses; Physicians; Labor Needs; Health Services; Federal Aid; Educational Finance; Accountability; Public Agencies; Public Policy; Stakeholders; Costs; Professional Associations; Public Officials; Comparative Analysis; Barriers; Federal Programs; Primary Health Care; Dentistry; Program Descriptions; Labor Force Development |
| Abstract | Members of Congress and others have questioned whether expanding the scope of the Medicare graduate medical education (GME) program to include nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) could help mitigate the effects of a physician shortage in the United States. A Senate Committee on Appropriations report asked the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the potential of making GME payments under the Medicare program for NPs and PAs. This report describes: (1) stakeholder views on the potential benefits and challenges of expanding the Medicare GME program to include NP and PA graduate training; and (2) available information on the estimated costs of NP and PA graduate training. GAO reviewed literature and interviewed officials from nine professional associations with knowledge of NP, PA, and physician graduate training; and agency officials. Based on these interviews, GAO identified sources of information on estimated costs and reviewed those sources. GAO found that the federal government funds many education programs for health care providers, but the vast majority of this funding--more than $10.3 billion in 2015--supports physician residency training through the Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) Medicare graduate medical education (GME) program. Stakeholders GAO interviewed said that one benefit of expanding Medicare GME is that Medicare GME funding would provide more stable funding for NP and PA training, compared to existing programs. GAO identified two estimates of costs for completing an NP or PA graduate school program; while the estimates provide some information about these costs, they are limited and incomplete. (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | US Government Accountability Office. 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548. Tel: 202-512-6000; Web site: http://www.gao.gov |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
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