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Doctors must do three years of residency. More for specialists. The number of resident slots is limited because the gov't must pay a fixed amount to the hospit
by NavinF 2y ago
Doctors must do three years of residency. More for specialists.
The number of resident slots is limited because the gov't must pay a fixed amount to the hospital for each resident and that funding is capped. This is an intentional construction. More on that here: https://www.openhealthpolicy.com/p/medical-residency-slots-congress https://www.openhealthpolicy.com/p/medical-residency-slots-c...
- dataflow 2y agoIf that's what you mean then "there is a fixed number of doctors in the US each year. It's capped by law" seems like an incredibly misleading description of it. Why not just say "the US government underfunds residency programs"? Couldn't some other entity ostensibly fund these programs?
- NavinF 2y agoThe gov't forces itself to pay for residency programs. The intent of the law is to cap the number of new doctors each year. Other replies have answered your question in more detail
- dataflow 2y agoI've read the answers and I still don't see what legally prevents (for example) state governments from funding these. Is there a law that prohibits them from taking money from anybody other than the federal government?