This is a recorded session from the SGIM 2026 Annual Meeting.
This session will provide major updates in health policy across education, research and clinical practice, the 3 subcommittees of SGIM’s Health Policy Committee. We will summarize both major policy updates as well as the work in which the Health Policy Committee has been engaged, in efforts to better serve our patients and members.
- Clinical Practice:
Access to healthcare, with a focus on minority and traditionally marginalized populations. This includes Medicaid, the VA, the Health Insurance Marketplace and other programs. Support for primary care and cognitive care. This focuses on Medicare policy, including Medicare Advantage. - Education:
Primary care training programs, including Public Health Service Act Title VII funding and Medicare GME policy. Workforce updates, including policies impacting international medical graduates. - Research:
Health services research and primary care research, focused on The Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. National Institutes of Health funding for health disparities and minority health research, and for programs to support physician scientist training such as the clinical and translational science awards.
CME/MOC Hours & Expiration Date
CME/MOC Hours & Expiration Date
Expiration: June 1, 2029
To receive CME credit only, you must (1) watch the entire presentation, then (2) click the Certificate item to claim your certificate (print/save for your records).
To receive CME and MOC credit, you must (1) watch the entire presentation, (2) complete the brief MOC Assessment survey, and then (3) click the Certificate item to claim your certificate (print/save for your records).
- Anders Chen, MD, MHS
University of Washington School of Medicine
- Arnab K. Ghosh, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College - Celeste M. Newby, MD, PhD
Tulane University Hospital & Clinic
- Amirala Pasha, DO, JD
Mayo Clinic Hospital – Phoenix
- Tracey Henry, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
