Preserving IME (indirect medical education) payments.
Amended regulation reduces IME funding. Policy excludes residents' research time from IME formula. Policy will significantly reduce payments to many teaching hospitals. Hospitals should appeal based on various legal grounds. Hospitals could seek legislative relief.
Keough
Christopher L
CL
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC, Washington, D.C., USA. chris.keough@ppsv.com
Fitzgerald
Mark R
MR
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