House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., is urging the Health Resources and Services Administration to increase training funding for dentists and physicians in underserved communities through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program. The ADA previously expressed support for the education program, stating it would help to improve health care access.
Pallone’s letter, which was addressed to Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Carole Johnson, specifically requested that the per resident allocation for the program be increased by $10,000 before the next academic year begins on July 1.
In the letter, Pallone states that the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program per resident allocation was set at $150,000 when it was originally established more than a decade ago and has only been increased once, by $10,000 in 2021.
Source: Congressman urges funding increase for health care training / ADA News