CAP FLEXIBILITY
A TAILORED POLICY TO TARGET SUPPORT TO AREAS OF GREATEST NEED ACROSS THE COUNTRY
In June 2018, the HRSA federal advisory committee, the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME), met to discuss priorities and outline their 24th report to Congress. Representatives of the Coalition attended the meeting in-person, and other Coalition members participated remotely. COGME was supportive of the GME issues raised in the Coalition’s commentary, and is considering the inclusion of the CapFlex proposal in their recommendation to Secretary Azar and Congress.
Great news! The Cap Flex Act was re-introduced yesterday, June 17, 2021, in both the House and the Senate by Reps. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.), Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and Brad Wenstrup
Today, the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) released a letter addressed to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Congress providing the Council’s policy recommendations regarding