The Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2024 would authorize federal grants and contracts to help establish new medical residency training programs or expand existing programs in states that have fewer than 40 medical residents per 100,000 people. Eligible recipients would include public and nonprofit teaching hospitals and accredited medical education training programs located in these underserved states, and they could partner with state and local governments, community health centers, and other organizations. The federal government would cover two-thirds of the costs for primary care residency positions and one-half of the costs for other medical specialties, with local entities required to provide matching funds. The legislation directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to establish application processes with multiyear funding commitments to ensure continued support for resident training. The bill does not specify a particular funding amount, instead authorizing whatever appropriations Congress determines to be necessary.
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