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A new bipartisan draft plan proposes expanding graduate medical education (GME) training.
Introduced in December by Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-LA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), the draft Medicare GME proposal would add 5,000 new Medicare-funded GME residency positions or slots, to train new doctors from 2027 through 2031. Additionally, the plan would specifically target shortages in rural and underserved areas, which would get priority when new slots are distributed.
Sen. Cassidy, who chairs the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and his colleagues requested additional feedback from stakeholders regarding this draft proposal. The CAP responded by advocating for additional GME slots similar to the 14,000 proposed in the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, and a pathology carve out for slots.
Expanding graduate training programs is critical to addressing workforce shortages and meeting growing patient care demands and continues to be an advocacy priority for the CAP.
The CAP will provide additional updates as it becomes available.