AHA, others urge Congress to reauthorize and expand workforce program for foreign-born staff

AHA, others urge Congress to reauthorize and expand workforce program for foreign-born staff

The AHA and dozens of other organizations yesterday urged House and Senate sponsors of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act to reauthorize and expand the program which allows foreign-born medical graduates trained in the U.S. to practice medicine in rural and underserved areas. The bipartisan legislation would increase current state allocations from 30 to 35 physicians per year and provide flexibility to expand the number…