Forum Session
| Date: | JUNE 22, 2001 |
| Title: | Federal and State Perspectives on GME Reform |
| Manager: | Karen Matherlee |
| Summary: | This Forum session explored federal and state perspectives on GME reform. After underlining the basis for explicit public financial support of GME, the meeting looked at the impact on a state basis. Contributing to the discussion was an analysis of variations in Medicare GME payments across various states, as well as a look at state Medicaid and discretionary approaches and their relevance to health workforce planning. The session also explored the role of individual hospital variations — the characteristics or practices of individual hospitals that result in different GME payment amounts. These led to discussion among presenters and participants of various proposals for GME reform. |
| Speakers: | Sheila P. Burke, Under Secretary for American Museums and National Programs, Smithsonian Institution; Thomas R. Oliver, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University; Atul Grover, MD, Post-Doctoral National Research Service Award Fellow, and PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University; Edward S. Salsberg, Director, Center for Health Workforce Studies, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany; Barbara O. Wynn, Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation |
| Related Materials: |
More information available in the accompanying publication, Issue Brief No. 764.
See also a report by the California HealthCare Foundation, "Variations in Medicare Payments for Graduate Medical Education in California and Other States" (June 2001). |
