AAMC Submits Comments on GME Portions of FY26 IPF PPS Proposed Rule

The AAMC provided comments (PDF) June 10 on the graduate medical education (GME) provisions in the fiscal year 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS). Proposals from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) focused on additional Medicare-supported full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and increases to certain facility-level adjustments for IPFs. The additional FTEs provided under the proposal would support programs awarded positions through Section 4122 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328, PDF) for the time spent in IPF and IPF distinct part unit facilities [refer to Washington Highlights, Jan. 4, 2023]. The AAMC’s comments also supported a proposed increase to the teaching status and rural location adjustments for the IPF facility level payments.