You are precisely correct - this is not an AMA issue. Funding for this is tied to Medicare/Medicaid and thus a political issue that does not turn based on what

You are precisely correct - this is not an AMA issue. Funding for this is tied to Medicare/Medicaid and thus a political issue that does not turn based on what the AMA may request. In searching for the below table, it seems that there is some effort to use funds from other sources to pay for targeted slots[1] 1. https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-07-27-hhs-awards-15-grants-create-rural-medical-residency-programs https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2023-07-27-hhs-awards-15-g... Here's a breakdown for funding for one year in the recent past: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK248024/table/tab_3-1/?report=objectonly https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK248024/table/tab_3-1/?...