CMS awarded the Medicare-funded direct graduate medical education slots to teaching hospitals in 30 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. About three-fourths of residency spots are for primary and mental healthcare.
The actions are part of CMS’ broader initiative to fund 1,000 physician residency slots over the next five years, as established in its Fiscal Year 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule. The agency plans to phase in 200 slots annually to hit this target.
The application period for the residency slots will open in a few weeks, with the first residents set to start training July 1.
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