Medical Economics March 19, 2025
ACA provisions boost primary care training amid worsening physician shortage.
A study published in PLOS ONE last month suggests that targeted federal funding under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has played a key role in expanding primary care residency programs, particularly in underserved and rural areas. With the U.S. facing a worsening primary care physician shortage, the findings offer insight into how graduate medical education (GME) funding can help address the growing demand for frontline health care providers.
Researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University examined how ACA provisions altered the number of residents hospitals could train with federal reimbursement. They found a direct link between funding changes and residency program growth, particularly in primary care settings
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