Date: December 12, 2019
Subject: Rewarding Teaching Hospitals for the Misuse of Taxpayer Funds by Providing Additional Subsidies without Crucial Reforms
Description: O'Halleran (D-AZ) amendment to a bill known as Pelosi's Drug Plan, which would force taxpayers to channel even more funds to private hospitals for graduate medical education (GME) expenses despite the enormous misuse of funds for existing programs. Currently, the federal government provides hospitals over $15 billion per year in GME funding to subsidize the education and residency costs of aspiring medical professionals. However, a recent study by the American Medical Association found that roughly $1.28 billion in funds are wasted annually by overpaying hospitals. This amendment would create yet another GME program specifically for hospitals located in rural areas. While ACU questions whether taxpayers should be forced to fund the education costs of select government-favored workers, we especially oppose this measure which would channel even greater taxpayer funds to an initiative known to be rife with waste and abuse.
Result: Agreed to, 351-73
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