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On Dec. 11, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (LCMTA – H.R. 5378), which reauthorizes the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program for a historic seven years. The long-standing broad support in Congress for the THCGME program reflects the ongoing advocacy engagement from the osteopathic profession, and the program’s success in closing gaps in health care access in underserved communities. The THCGME program has trained thousands of medical and dental residents and is the only federal program training physicians in a community setting rather than a hospital setting.
H.R. 5378 passing the House is a great step in the legislative process, but we must continue the momentum by encouraging the Senate to act. Using our advocacy action center, write your Senators today and tell them to reauthorize the THCGME program to give both medical residents and patients longer-term certainty in their ability to continue their training and have access to high quality care.