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The
CHGME PP provides funds to freestanding children’s hospitals
to support the training of pediatric and other residents in graduate
medical education (GME) programs. This program compensates
for the disparity in the level of Federal funding for teaching hospitals
for pediatrics versus other types of hospitals.
To
be eligible for funding, by statute (Public Law 106-310), a
children’s hospital must meet all of the following criteria:
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Participates
in an approved graduate medical education (GME) program
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Has a
Medicare Provider Agreement
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Is excluded
from the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (PPS)
under section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the Social Security Act,
and its accompanying regulations
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Is a
“freestanding” hospital
A hospital
remains eligible for payments as long as it trains residents
as a “freestanding” children’s hospital during the fiscal year for
which CHGME Payment Program payments are made. |
