MA S900

Requires MassHealth to include graduate medical education funding in reimbursement rates to qualifying acute care hospitals for residency training in primary care, behavioral health, and other fields experiencing physician shortages

Payment methodology must follow Medicare's direct graduate medical education formula under Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act, adjusted for MassHealth utilization

Secretary must identify adequate annual Medicaid GME funding amounts and potential state/other funding sources by July 1, 2026, and report recommendations to the Joint Committee on Healthcare Finance and Ways and Means committees

First annual payments to qualifying acute care hospitals and community health centers must be made no later than October 1, 2027