These progressives are relentless.
Looks like the dems have submitted legislation to address Global Healthcare and health worker shortages via HR 4933 submitted 6 days ago on March 24, 2010.
To establish a strategy to coordinate all health-related United States foreign assistance, to assist developing countries in improving delivery of health services, and to establish an initiative to assist developing countries in strengthening their indigenous health workforces, and for other purposes.
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This legislation is supported/advocated/by the American Medical Student Association which puts out their own 2009-2010 Legislative Agenda:
The following legislative agenda outlines the legislative and policy goals of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), which pertain to the following legislative priorities:
- Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
- Primary Care Workforce Expansion
- Student Debt Reduction
- Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities
- Provider and pharmaceutical industry conflicts of interest
- Reproductive Health (Abortion)
- Global Health Program Funding, Drug Availability, and Health Care Workforce Building
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Read the rest of their overview here. read more »