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Committee hears $6 million physician‑residency grant proposal to boost in‑state retention
Summary
Senate Bill 216 would create a residency investment program intended to expand physician residency slots in Montana hospitals. Sponsors said the state would provide about $2 million per participating hospital (three large hospitals were used in the fiscal estimate), costing roughly $6 million total.
Senate Bill 216, the Physicians Workforce Investment Act, received a hearing in the Senate Finance and Claims Committee focusing on the fiscal note and program design to expand residency training in Montana.
Sponsor testimony said the bill would fund hospital residency programs and estimated approximately $2 million per hospital if larger hospitals participate, with an illustrative total of $6 million for three hospitals. The sponsor cited evidence that roughly 65% of medical…
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