Amends FY2026 annual appropriations act to increase Supplemental Graduate Medical Education Subsidy by $496,000 for support to additional acute care hospital.
This bill increases the Supplemental Graduate Medical Education (GME) Subsidy by $496,000 in the FY2026 state budget to fund a 15th acute care hospital with a residency program. It directly affects hospitals ranked by Medicaid revenue ratio (RMP), expanding eligibility from 14 to 15 hospitals - the 15th hospital receives $496,000 while the existing 14 hospitals maintain their current subsidy amounts. The subsidy is calculated based on a hospital’s Medicaid revenue percentage using 2023 cost reports, with funds allocated to the top 15 hospitals meeting the RMP criteria. This change aligns the appropriations act with prior law (P.L.2018, c.116), which intended to cover one-third of eligible hospitals (now 15 of 45), reversing a prior 14-hospital cap.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Dec 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Dec 18, 2025 · General Assembly Dec 22, 2025
How they voted
This bill was withdrawn because
S 4927
was enacted as P.L.2025, c.219. Votes shown below are from that bill.
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Dec 18, 2025
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2025
General Assembly · Passed
General Assembly Vote: pass (66-6-6)
general assembly
Dec 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-2)
senate
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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