Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
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The Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program is a U.S. federal funding initiative that supports graduate medical education and training programs in freestanding children’s hospitals.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States government program
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federal funding program ⓘ graduate medical education funding program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Health Resources and Services Administration
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredUnder | Public Health Service Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Workforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
freestanding children’s hospitals
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pediatric fellows ⓘ pediatric residency programs ⓘ pediatric residents ⓘ pediatric subspecialty fellowship programs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibilityCriterion |
hospital must be a freestanding children’s hospital
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hospital must have an approved graduate medical education program ⓘ hospital must participate in Medicare ⓘ |
| focusArea |
graduate medical education
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pediatrics ⓘ |
| fundingSource | federal appropriations ⓘ |
| funds | teaching activities in children’s hospitals ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure an adequate supply of pediatricians
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to support training in pediatric subspecialties with workforce shortages ⓘ |
| impactArea |
pediatric health care access
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pediatric training capacity ⓘ |
| justification | children’s hospitals generally treat few Medicare beneficiaries and receive limited Medicare GME funding ⓘ |
| legalForm | discretionary grant program ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| paymentType | GME payments to eligible hospitals ⓘ |
| policyArea |
health workforce development
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medical education financing ⓘ |
| purpose |
to help children’s hospitals maintain and expand graduate medical education programs
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to provide financial support for training pediatric residents and fellows ⓘ to support graduate medical education in freestanding children’s hospitals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Children’s hospitals
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Medicare graduate medical education payments ⓘ |
| requires | annual congressional appropriations ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| supports |
accredited fellowship programs
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accredited residency programs ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
direct graduate medical education costs
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indirect graduate medical education costs ⓘ training of pediatric subspecialists ⓘ training of pediatricians ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | children and adolescents ⓘ |
| targetWorkforce |
pediatric physicians
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pediatric subspecialists ⓘ |
| typeOfFunding | annual federal appropriations ⓘ |
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Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
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