March 6, 2026

Re: Statement for the Record- Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Hearing on Advancing the Next Generation of America’s Health Care Workforce 

Dear Chairman Buchanan and Ranking Member Doggett,  

On behalf of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), which represents medical group practices across all specialties and care settings, including over 70,000 practice leaders responsible for delivering care to more than 350,000 physicians. MGMA members are responsible for delivering care to hundreds of millions of patients annually, spanning primary care, specialty services, and rural health. They are at the forefront of improving access, efficiency, and quality of care in the U.S. healthcare system.  

MGMA applauds the Subcommittee on Health for convening this important hearing on strengthening the healthcare workforce and for its focus on addressing shortages in rural and underserved communities, modernizing graduate medical education (GME), and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the healthcare workforce pipeline. Across the country, medical groups are facing challenges in recruiting and retaining physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and other essential staff. Healthcare workforce shortages undermine access to care, limit practice capacity, and strain the physicians who remain. We appreciate the opportunity to provide a statement for the record, highlighting some of our priorities and concerns regarding the healthcare workforce. 

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