The AAMC issued a Nov. 10 press release applauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) announcement of the fifth and final round of residency slot distributions under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021; P.L. 116-260, PDF), which will provide 200 new Medicare-supported residency positions to 99 hospitals across 31 states.
The CMS received applications from 194 hospitals for this final round of slots. Approximately 42% of the newly awarded positions will go to primary care and psychiatry residency programs. The announcement completes the distribution of all positions created by the CAA, 2021.
In its press release, the AAMC urged Congress to build on these investments by passing the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 (H.R. 4731/S. 2439), which would gradually increase the number of Medicare-supported graduate medical education (GME) positions.
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