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This article aims to assess variations in Medicare DGME payments per resident across different U.S. states and residency program sizes, highlighting funding inequities.

June 20, 2026CureusOpen Access

Geographic and Program Size Disparities in Medicare Funding for Graduate Medical Education

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AGAryan Gupta PGPrabhat K Gottipati PJPriya JoshiTemple University

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Retrospective analysis assesses Medicare funding inequities per resident across states and residency program sizes, indicating the need for equitable GME funding.

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This article aims to assess variations in Medicare DGME payments per resident across different U.S. states and residency program sizes, highlighting funding inequities.
Conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of Medicare DGME payment data from 2014-2024.
Included 439 hospitals across the U.S., stratifying by state and residency program size.
Performed comparisons and sensitivity analyses evaluating factors like resident count and hospital bed capacity.
Per-resident DGME payments varied significantly by state and program size (p<0.001).
The national median payment was approximately $22,000, with the highest in Mississippi and the lowest in California.
Small programs received higher mean per-resident payments than mid-sized programs (p<0.01).

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Gupta et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3632d2db0793dc1a5394a3 https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.111083

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Retrospective analysis assesses Medicare funding inequities per resident across states and residency program sizes, indicating the need for equitable GME funding.

Geographic and Program Size Disparities in Medicare Funding for Graduate Medical Education

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Geographic and Program Size Disparities in Medicare Funding for Graduate Medical Education

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