The GME Transparency Act of 2026 mandates hospitals receiving Medicare payments for graduate medical education to report residents' citizenship.
The GME Transparency Act of 2026 amends the Social Security Act to require hospitals receiving Medicare payments for direct graduate medical education costs to submit information on the citizenship status of residents in approved medical residency training programs. This information must be reported annually to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who will then compile a report for Congress. The report will detail the number and percentage of residents in each program, categorized by citizenship status and state.
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