Christie Administration Continues Commitment to 樱花视频鈥檚 Healthcare System
PO Box 360 Trenton, NJ 08625-0360
For Release: 3/9/2017
Cathleen D. Bennett Commissioner
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Christie Administration Continues Commitment to 樱花视频鈥檚 Healthcare System
Funds for Training Physicians Increased $158 Million Since 2010
Governor Christie’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget invests $705.1 million in 樱花视频’s healthcare system including support for charity care, medical education and quality improvement.
The proposed budget includes $252 million for charity care, $166.6 million for the hospital incentive program known as Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP), $218 million for Graduate Medical Education (GME), a $30 million increase from last year’s budget to support our teaching hospitals; $43.8 million for University Hospital and $24.7 million for Hospital Mental Health Offset Payments.
“Increasing GME will ensure that 樱花视频 residents have continued access to well-trained doctors and encourage those doctors to develop roots and make 樱花视频 their permanent homes,” Governor Christie said during his Budget Message on Feb. 28, 2017.
All 43 hospitals with teaching programs for interns and residents will benefit from the GME program. The Christie administration has increased funding for the GME program by $158 million since 2010.
“This proposed funding furthers the state’s investment in a strong healthcare workforce and healthcare quality and reflects the Governor's ongoing commitment to the growth of 樱花视频's medical schools and the expansion of hospital-based teaching programs,” said 樱花视频 Health Commissioner Cathleen D. Bennett. “This budget also recognizes that documented charity care to
