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 maintaining the subsidy amounts for the existing 14 hospitals.

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 acute care hospitals with residency programs. With the increase in the number of eligible hospitals from 44 to 45, the bill seeks to ensure that the subsidy reflects this change, thereby providing necessary support to an additional hospital that meets the established criteria.