Rural Health
News by Topic: Graduate medical education
Nov 6, 2026 - Notice of a final rule with comment period from the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) making changes to
the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
(OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)
payment system for calendar year 2027, including changes to
the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates
for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid
under the ASC payment systems. Among other things, this
rule updates and refines requirements for the Hospital
Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory
Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program; finalizes the
implementation of provisions of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2026, regarding off-campus outpatient
departments of a provider; and announces notices of closure
of teaching hospitals and opportunities to apply for
available slots. Comments are due by January 4, 2027. This
rule is effective January 1, 2027.
Source: Federal Register
HRSA: Recharter for the Council on Graduate Medical Education
Federal Register
Sep 30, 2026 - The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the renewal of the Council on Graduate Medical Education. The charter is effective through September 30, 2028.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 29, 2026 - Notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services making technical and typographical corrections to the August 4, 2026, final rule. These corrections are effective October 1, 2026.
Source: Federal Register
Sep 23, 2026 - Discusses family medicine in rural communities following the announcement of new federally funded family medicine residency programs. Notes that clinicians from or trained in rural areas are more likely to practice there, addressing workforce needs in rural communities. Describes how residencies have been used in various states, the use of Rural Health Transformation Program funds, and tribal community residencies.
Source: Wyoming Public Radio