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What about state governments?
by dataflow 2y ago
What about state governments?
- NavinF 2y agoStates do fund residency. This site says that state matching of federal Medicaid funds is ~12% of the total funding: https://mostpolicyinitiative.org/science-note/state-supported-physician-residency-programs/#:~:text=Federal%20funds%20support%20most%20medical,can%20increase%20rural%20healthcare%20supply https://mostpolicyinitiative.org/science-note/state-supporte.... Interesting related thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Residency/comments/a01cfr/funding_your_own_residency_spot/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Residency/comments/a01cfr/funding_y...
- 972811 2y agothey contribute already, but it's more challenging than federal. many residents do not stick around in the state they train in, so states have less incentive to fund this