Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 93.255 (USAspending.gov).
- The Children'S Hospital Of Philadelphia $208,621,905
- Children'S Hospital Corporation, The $183,562,292
- Children'S National Medical Center $124,092,521
- Children'S Hospital Los Angeles $117,391,963
- Vhs Children'S Hospital Of Michigan, Inc $111,988,650
- Texas Children'S Hospital $104,523,996
- Upmc Children'S Hospital Of Pittsburgh $99,032,351
- Childrens Hospital Medical Center $95,044,814
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago $89,493,789
- Children'S Health System Of Texas $86,981,207
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
The purpose of the CHGME Payment Program is to compensate for the disparity in the level of Federal graduate medical education (GME) funding for freestanding children’s teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals. Hospitals typically receive GME support GME through Medicare, and those payments are provided to hospitals based on their Medicare patient volume. Freestanding children’s hospitals receive little to no GME funding from Medicare because children’s hospitals have a low Medicare caseload. The CHGME Payment Program supports freestanding children’s teaching hospitals that: 1) educate and train future pediatricians, pediatric sub-specialists, and other non-pediatric residents, including residents in dentistry; 2) provide care for vulnerable and underserved children; and 3) conduct innovative and valuable pediatric research. The CHGME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 contained a provision to establish a quality bonus system (QBS). The goal of the QBS is to recognize and incentivize those CHGME Payment Program awardees with high quality training to meet the pediatric workforce needs of the nation.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. State Government
- Federally Recognized Tribal Government
- Tribal Government (other)
- U.S. Territory Government
- Nonprofit Organization
A children’s hospital is eligible to apply for CHGME Payment Program funding if it participates in an approved GME program; has a Medicare Provider Agreement; is excluded from the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS); and operates as a freestanding children’s teaching hospital. A freestanding children’s teaching hospital does not operate under a Medicare hospital provider number assigned to a larger health care entity that receives Medicare GME payments. A hospital remains eligible for payments as long as it trains residents as a freestanding children’s hospital during the federal fiscal year that HRSA makes CHGME Payment Program payments.
Beneficiaries
- Health Professional
- Other
Any public or private nonprofit and profit freestanding children's teaching hospital with an accredited residency training program which meets all eligibility requirements may apply.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Notification is made in writing (electronic) by a Notice of Award (NoA). Section 340E(a) requires the Secretary of DHHS to make payments for direct and indirect expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs for each fiscal year. The two statutory formulas (direct medical education and indirect medical education) outline payments to eligible children's teaching hospitals.
Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications.
Program details & compliance
Description
The purpose of the CHGME Payment Program is to compensate for the disparity in the level of Federal graduate medical education (GME) funding for freestanding children’s teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals. Hospitals typically receive GME support GME through Medicare, and those payments are provided to hospitals based on their Medicare patient volume. Freestanding children’s hospitals receive little to no GME funding from Medicare because children’s hospitals have a low Medicare caseload. The CHGME Payment Program supports freestanding children’s teaching hospitals that: 1) educate and train future pediatricians, pediatric sub-specialists, and other non-pediatric residents, including residents in dentistry; 2) provide care for vulnerable and underserved children; and 3) conduct innovative and valuable pediatric research. The CHGME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 contained a provision to establish a quality bonus system (QBS). The goal of the QBS is to recognize and incentivize those CHGME Payment Program awardees with high quality training to meet the pediatric workforce needs of the nation.
Mission Categories
Primary: General Health and Medical
Other categories:
Maternity, Infants, ChildrenDental EducationHealth Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Funds are restricted to eligible children's hospitals for direct expenses and the other indirect expenses associated with operating approved graduate medical residency programs.
Required Documentation
This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Applicants should review the individual HRSA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issued under this assistance listing for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted with an application package.
Reporting & Compliance
Formula
Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program