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Committee approves $900,000 boost for graduate medical education; debate over shifting costs to rural health fund
Summary
Lawmakers voted to add $900,000 and 2.5 FTEs to the FY2027 health education budget to support 15 new GME residency and fellowship slots; members debated language that would move funding to the Rural Health Transformation Program if those funds become available.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to add $900,000 and 2.5 full-time equivalent positions to the fiscal 2027 health education programs budget to support 15 new graduate medical education (GME) residents and fellowships.
Kevin Campbell, a budget and policy analyst with the legislative services office, outlined the request, which included psychiatry residents at Eastern Idaho Medical Residency, an additional Burley family medicine resident, an OB/GYN fellowship in Pocatello, family medicine residents in Nampa and additional child psychiatry residents…
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