Research Letter

Changes in Specialty and Geography of Medicare’s New Residency Positions

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.7929

June 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study reports on the changes in allocation of resident training spots by specialties and rurality and assesses whether newly allocated positions meet the targets set by Consolidated Appropriations Acts of 2021 and 2023.

Corresponding Author: Hao Yu, PhD, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Landmark Center, 401 Park Dr, Ste 401 E, Boston, MA 02215 (hao_yu@hphci.harvard.edu).

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