This bill amends the FY2026 annual appropriations act to increase the Supplemental Graduate Medical Education Subsidy by $496,000, allowing for support to an additional acute care hospital. The current subsidy is designated for the 14 hospitals with the highest Relative Medicaid Percentage (RMP) that have residency programs. The bill expands eligibility to include a 15th hospital, which will receive the additional funding, while the subsidy amounts for the existing 14 hospitals will remain unchanged.

The legislative intent behind this amendment is to align the appropriations language with the original provisions of P.L.2018, c.116, which aimed to allocate the Supplemental Graduate Education Subsidy among hospitals in the top third of all acute care hospitals with residency programs. Since the number of eligible hospitals has increased from 44 to 45, the bill seeks to restore the original intent by including the 15th hospital in the subsidy distribution. The bill ensures that the funding is appropriately allocated while adhering to the necessary federal guidelines for approval and participation.