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 amendment expands eligibility to include a 15th hospital, which will receive the additional funds, while the subsidy amounts for the existing 14 hospitals will remain unchanged.

The bill aims to align the appropriations language with the legislative intent of P.L.2018, c.116, which stipulates that the Supplemental Graduate Education Subsidy should be allocated among hospitals in the top third of acute care hospitals with residency programs. With the increase in the number of eligible hospitals from 14 to 15 due to the rise in total acute care hospitals with residency programs, this amendment seeks to restore the original intent of the subsidy allocation, ensuring that the additional hospital can benefit from the funding.