Bills Introduced to Extend
COGME; IOM to Study Health Services Research
October 11, 2002-Senators Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and
Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced legislation (S. 3083)
Oct. 9 to extend the reauthorization of the Council on Graduate
Medical Education (COGME) until the end of FY 2003. Congress
created COGME in 1986 to provide ongoing assessments of physician
workforce trends and recommend appropriate efforts to address
identified needs to Congress and the Department of Health
and Human Services. The current authorization expired on Sept.
30, 2002.
Senator Frist also introduced Oct. 9 a bill (S. 3084) to
authorize an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study on the field
of health services research. It directs the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) to contract with the IOM for a
report on the adequacy of the organization and financing of
health services research for meeting the nation's future information
needs. The report would also focus on the federal role and
AHRQ's leadership in supporting this research, as well as
the role of private foundations and corporations.
Information:
Erica Froyd, Director, Public Health and Research Legislative Affairs
AAMC Office of Governmental Relations
efroyd@aamc.org
(202) 828-0525
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