Health Subcommittee Hearing on Advancing the Next Generation of America's Health Care Workforce

House Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee · February 25, 2026

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Opening remarks and framing

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Subcommittee Chair (identified as 'chairman' and later referenced as Chairman Smith) opened the hearing, described a projected physician shortage (by 2037 a shortage of 187,000 physicians), noted concentrated Medicare GME funding and rural gaps, and framed Graduate Medical Education (GME) and residency training as central to workforce solutions.

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Hearing on advancing the next generation of America’s health care workforce focused on expanding rural residency programs and Graduate Medical Education financing; witnesses described startup and sustainability barriers and proposed Medicare and legislative reforms. See timeline for detailed exchanges.

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