In a letter to Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), the CME Coalition endorsed a bill that would provide new grant funding for CME in rural and underserved areas. Introduced in the Senate on February 2, 2021, the Improving Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas Act (S. 201) would direct the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award up to 100 grants for providing accredited CME to federally qualified health centers (FQHC) or rural health clinics (RHC).
“[The CME Coalition] appreciate[s] that you understand the importance of enhancing physician access to independent continuing education, especially as a means of combating rural health challenges and disparities, and your leadership is invaluable to us,” wrote CME Coalition Executive Director Andrew Rosenberg. “We look forward to your bill’s consideration and passage by the full Senate.”
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