June 29, 2001

AAMC/AHA Announce July 11 Teaching Hospital Advocacy Day

The AAMC and the American Hospital Association (AHA) are hosting a joint advocacy day July 11 to gather support for "The American Hospital Preservation Act" (H.R. 1556/S. 839). The day will begin with a morning briefing on background information and legislative update before participants meet with their legislators in the afternoon. All teaching hospitals Chief Executive Officers, medical school Deans and other teaching hospital and medical school representatives are encouraged to attend.

Building broader bipartisan support for this proposal is critical to ensuring consideration of this legislation during this Congress. H.R. 1556 currently has 82 cosponsors and S. 839 has 23 cosponsors.

H.R. 1556/S. 839 provides a full inflation update to Medicare inpatient service payments in FYs 2002 and 2003 and maintains Medicare Indirect Medical Education payments at current levels (6.5 percent).

Information: Lynne L. Davis, AAMC Office of Governmental Relations, 202-828-0526.