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Committee tables $6 million proposal to expand physician residency slots
Summary
Senate Bill 216 would create a grant program to help hospitals build or expand residency programs (roughly $2 million per hospital, $6 million target for three hospitals). Committee members questioned potential duplication with recent Section E funding and reserved action; the bill was tabled in executive session.
Senate Bill 216, the Physicians Workforce Investment Act, aimed to fund residency programs in Montana to help retain physicians after training by offering grants to hospitals. Sponsor Sen. Lance described an approximate cost of $2 million per hospital and cited an industry rule of thumb that about 65% of residents stay in the state where they train.
The committee heard no on‑the‑record proponents in the room but received an…
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