,,iv #aad? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #hii ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bh1 #bjaf,mr4 ,rei*]t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s1 & ,ms4 ,tsongas7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,,resolution ,express+ support = a /able & su/a9able fund+ s\rce = ! ,tea*+ ,heal? ,c5t] ,graduate ,m$ical ,education 7,,?cgme7 ,program4 ,:]eas ,congress has e/abli%$ ! ,tea*+ ,heal? ,c5t] ,graduate ,m$ical ,education 7,,?cgme7 program1 :i* is d$icat$ entirely to tra9+ prim>y-c>e physicians & d5ti/s 9 community-bas$ sett+s1 to help fill a %ortage ( prim>y-c>e cl9icians 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas tea*+ heal? c5t]s are lead+ innovative educational programm+ d$icat$ to ensur+ a suffici5t supply & di/ribution ( prim>y-c>e physicians1 p>ticul>ly 9 rural & und]s]v$ areas2 ,:]eas ! ,,?cgme program has gr[n f support+ #fc resid5t positions 9 ! fir/ ye>1 to m ?an #gjj 9 ! #bjaf-bjag academic ye>2 ,:]eas ! programs receiv+ ?is support are tra9+ resid5ts 9 ! specialties ) ! highe/ %ortages nationally1 includ+3 family m$ic9e1 g5]al int]nal m$ic9e1 p$iatrics1 g]iatrics1 ob/etrics_/gynecology1 psy*iatry1 & d5ti/ry2 ,:]eas tea*+ heal? c5t]s are locat$ prim>ily 9 f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s 7,f,q,h,cs71 rural heal? cl9ics1 & tribal cl9ics1 all ( :i* c>e = und]s]v$ communities & populations2 ,:]eas ! size ( ,,?cgme rema9s mode/1 repres5t+ 9 fiscal ye> #bjaf less ?an #j4e p]c5t ( ! annual ,f$]al outlay committ$ to tra9+ physicians2 ,:]eas ! ,,?cgme program deliv]s value 9 physician tra9+ & enc\rages team-bas$ c>e t improves quality2 ,:]eas reports %[ ! ,,?cgme program is help+ to meet ! ne$ ( increas+ ! numb] ( physicians *oos+ to practice prim>y c>e1 to provide c>e to und]s]v$ populations1 & to locate 9 rural & und]s]v$ communities2 ,:]eas ,,?cgme fund+ is un/able 9 its curr5t =m2 & ,:]eas ,congress provid$ #b ye>s ( bridge fund+ = ! ,,?cgme program 9 section #bba7;b7 ( ! ,m$ic>e ,access & ,,*ip ,reau?orization ,act ( #bjae 7,,macra71 :i* pass$ ) ov]:elm+ bip>tisan m>g9s 9 bo? ! ,u4,s4 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,u4,s4 ,s5ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,tea*+ ,heal? ,c5t] ,graduate ,m$ical ,education 7,,?cgme7 ,program %\ld be protect$ & su/a9$4