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Graduate Medical Education payments are how American Medicare and Medicaid support the training of the next generation of doctors. When a family member is treated at a teaching hospital in Georgia (Augusta University Medical Center, Grady Memorial in Atlanta, Memorial Health in Savannah, the Medical Center Navicent Health in Macon, Phoebe Putney in Albany, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and many more), care is being delivered by residents and fellows learning their craft under the supervision of attending physicians. That training has real costs: resident salaries and fringe benefits, supervising attending time, additional administrative overhead, and the slower patient throughput that comes with teaching activity.
Federal law has recognized these training costs since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted in 1965. Medicare pays "direct GME" (resident salaries and supervision) and "indirect GME" (the higher operating costs of teaching hospitals), authorized at Sections 1886(d)(5)(B) and 1886(h) of the Social Security Act. Medicaid GME payments are authorized more generally, under Section 1902(a)(30)(A) and through state-developed methodologies that vary widely from state to state.
This guide translates Georgia's Medicaid GME framework for families. We walk through the federal architecture, explain the Medicare GME provisions that Medicaid largely follows, describe how Georgia's Department of Community Health operates Medicaid GME, and discuss why these payments matter for the physicians who serve Georgia families. The goal is not to teach families how to optimize residency training payments but to demystify a system that produces the doctors families depend on.
If you have questions about Georgia Medicaid eligibility, services, or provider participation, call DCH Member Services at 1-866-211-0950. For workforce policy questions, the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is the relevant state body. :::
::: callout Key takeaways
- Medicare leads. Medicaid follows. Medicare GME (Sections 1886(d)(5)(B) and 1886(h) SSA) provides explicit statutory authority. Medicaid GME has no specific federal statute and operates through general payment authority and state methodologies.
- Two Medicare GME streams. Indirect Medical Education (IME) recognizes the higher operating costs of teaching hospitals. Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) covers resident salaries and supervising physician time.
- Managed care has its own GME framework. Under 42 CFR 438.6(c)(1)(iii), Medicaid managed care directed payments include a specific authority for GME.
- Georgia has four medical schools. Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Emory, Mercer, and Morehouse. Plus PCOM Georgia. Combined, they train thousands of medical students at any given time.
- GME funds rural physician supply. Mercer's rural family medicine residencies and MCG's regional campuses use Medicaid GME and other funding to address rural Georgia's physician shortage. :::
The federal Medicare GME foundation
The Medicare GME framework provides the conceptual and regulatory model that Medicaid GME largely follows. Understanding Medicare GME is therefore necessary to understand Medicaid GME.
Section 1886(d)(5)(B) SSA: Medicare Indirect Medical Education
The IME adjustment provides additional Medicare payment to teaching hospitals to recognize the higher operating costs associated with teaching activity. The IME adjustment is added to each Medicare DRG-based inpatient payment, with the size of the adjustment determined by:
- The intern-and-resident-to-bed (IRB) ratio. The ratio of full-time equivalent residents to hospital beds.
- The IME adjustment factor. A statutory formula, detailed in 42 CFR 412.105, that produces an increase in Medicare payment per 0.1 increase in IRB ratio.
Hospitals with more residents per bed (more intensive teaching activity) receive proportionally larger IME adjustments. The IME adjustment is paid only for Medicare patients; Medicaid GME requires separate authority.
Section 1886(h) SSA: Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education
DGME provides direct payment to teaching hospitals for the direct costs of operating approved residency programs:
- Resident salaries and fringe benefits
- Supervising physician salaries (the share attributable to teaching)
- Program administration
- Allocated overhead
DGME payment is calculated as: hospital FTE residents × hospital per-resident amount (PRA) × Medicare share of patient days. The PRA is hospital-specific, established in 1984-1985 cost reports and updated annually for inflation.
Section 1886(h)(4) SSA: resident caps
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-33) capped the number of FTE residents that Medicare will pay for at each teaching hospital, based on the hospital's 1996 resident count. Residents beyond the cap can be trained but Medicare will not contribute payment for them.
The cap has been a major constraint on residency expansion. The 1996 cap reflected the residency landscape of that year; since then, demand for physicians has grown substantially, but cap relief has been incremental.
Section 1886(h)(5) SSA: per-resident amount (PRA)
Each hospital has a unique PRA established in 1984-1985 cost reports. PRAs vary widely, reflecting historical differences in teaching hospital costs.
For new programs at hospitals that did not have a 1984-1985 cost report (or for hospitals starting their first residency program), CMS uses methods at 42 CFR 413.83 to establish a PRA based on per-resident costs in the new program's first three years.
ACA changes (2010)
Section 5503 of the Affordable Care Act required CMS to identify hospitals with unused residency slots and redistribute those slots to other hospitals. Slots were redistributed under Section 5503, with priority given to:
- Rural hospitals
- Hospitals serving Health Professional Shortage Areas
- Primary care programs
Section 5505 expanded the counting of resident time spent in non-provider settings (community-based clinics, federally qualified health centers, etc.) toward DGME calculations. This was important for primary care training and for rural training tracks that send residents to community-based sites.
Section 5506 provided for redistribution of residency slots from hospitals that closed.
Section 5508 created the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program for primary care residencies at community-based ambulatory training centers. THCGME is funded through HRSA, not Medicare or Medicaid, but coordinates with the broader GME landscape.
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 Section 126
Added new Medicare-funded residency slots over five years, with priority to:
- Hospitals located in rural areas
- Hospitals serving Health Professional Shortage Areas
- Hospitals over their cap
- States with low resident-to-population ratios
CMS distributed slots under the Section 126 framework beginning in 2024. Georgia teaching hospitals received some slots, particularly those serving rural areas.
Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Section 4122
Added additional Medicare-funded residency slots per year for psychiatry and psychiatric subspecialties, responding to the behavioral health workforce crisis.
The federal Medicaid GME framework (or lack thereof)
No explicit Medicaid GME statute
Unlike Medicare, there is no federal Medicaid statute that explicitly authorizes GME payments. This is a meaningful absence. It means:
- States have wide discretion in whether and how to make Medicaid GME payments
- CMS approval is required for state methodologies
- Medicaid GME methodologies vary substantially from state to state
- Some states have no Medicaid GME program; others have substantial programs
Section 1902(a)(30)(A) SSA: general payment authority
States make Medicaid GME payments under this general authority, which requires payments to be consistent with efficiency, economy, and quality of care and sufficient to enlist providers. GME payments are typically structured as supplemental payments to teaching hospitals.
Section 1902(a)(13)(A) SSA: public process
Significant changes to GME methodologies require public process under Section 1902(a)(13)(A) and 42 CFR 447.205.
Section 1903 SSA: federal financial participation
Authorizes federal matching funds for Medicaid GME payments that meet federal requirements.
Section 1903(i) SSA: limits
Section 1903(i) limits FFP for certain payments. Subsection (8) addresses payments related to teaching physicians; CMS guidance has interpreted this provision in the context of GME.
42 CFR 438.6(c)(1)(iii): managed care directed GME
Under the 2016 Medicaid managed care final rule, Section 438.6(c)(1)(iii) authorizes directed payments specifically for graduate medical education in Medicaid managed care. This has become the principal vehicle for Medicaid GME in states with substantial managed care, including Georgia.
CMS State Medicaid Director Letters
CMS has issued multiple SMD letters addressing Medicaid GME, including guidance on state methodology development, documentation requirements, managed care directed GME payments, and the interaction of GME with UPL.
The Medicare CFR provisions Medicaid largely follows
42 CFR 412.105: Medicare IME
Detailed calculation methodology for Medicare IME. Includes the IRB ratio calculation, the IME adjustment factor formula, and applicable adjustments.
42 CFR 413.75 to 413.83: Medicare DGME
Detailed calculation methodology for Medicare DGME:
- 413.75: general principles
- 413.77: per-resident amount
- 413.78: counting full-time equivalent residents
- 413.79: caps on resident counts
- 413.80: rolling average of resident counts (typically a three-year rolling average)
- 413.81: payment for residents serving in non-provider settings (post-ACA Section 5505)
- 413.83: PRA updates for new programs
Many state Medicaid GME methodologies reference these Medicare provisions and use Medicare-derived data (resident counts, PRAs, IRB ratios) as inputs.
42 CFR Part 415: physicians at teaching hospitals
Detailed rules on billing for services rendered by residents under supervision. The "teaching physician rule" at 42 CFR 415.150 et seq. specifies when teaching physicians can bill professional fees for services where residents were involved. These rules apply to Medicare and largely apply to Medicaid as well.
The basic rule: the teaching physician must be present for the key portions of the service and personally perform or be present during the critical portions of the procedure. There are specific exceptions for primary care settings, certain inpatient services, and selected categories.
The ACGME and the Match
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
ACGME is the independent accrediting body for residency and fellowship programs in the United States. ACGME accreditation is required for residency programs to receive Medicare GME funding (and most state Medicaid GME funding).
ACGME accreditation involves:
- Program standards (curriculum, evaluation, supervision)
- Faculty qualifications
- Resident protections (work hours, supervision standards)
- Outcomes (board passage rates, scholarly activity)
- Site visits and review
National Resident Matching Program
The NRMP (the Match) is the system through which medical school graduates and residency programs are matched. The system uses a stable matching algorithm to pair applicants with programs based on ranked preferences.
Annual Match Day in March establishes residency assignments for the following July start date. The Match is administered by the NRMP, a nonprofit organization.
Council of Graduate Medical Education
COGME is a federal advisory committee that reports on physician workforce policy. Its reports have shaped federal GME policy over the decades.
Georgia's teaching hospital landscape
Medical schools
Medical College of Georgia (MCG) at Augusta University. State medical school, founded 1828, the oldest in the southeast. Principal teaching hospital is AU Medical Center in Augusta. MCG also has regional campuses in Athens (Augusta-Athens partnership with Piedmont), Albany (with Phoebe Putney), Rome (with Floyd Medical Center), and Savannah (with Memorial Health).
Emory University School of Medicine. Private medical school in Atlanta. Affiliated with:
- Emory University Hospital
- Emory University Hospital Midtown
- Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
- Emory Decatur Hospital
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Grady Memorial Hospital (primary urban teaching hospital)
- Atlanta VA Medical Center
Mercer University School of Medicine. Private medical school based in Macon with regional campuses in Savannah and Columbus. Designed with a rural Georgia workforce mission. Affiliated with:
- Medical Center Navicent Health (Macon)
- Memorial Health (Savannah)
- Piedmont Columbus Regional
- Tift Regional Medical Center (rural family medicine training)
- Various community hospitals across rural Georgia
Morehouse School of Medicine. Historically Black medical school in Atlanta. Affiliated with Grady Memorial Hospital and other Atlanta facilities. Strong focus on producing physicians for underserved communities.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Georgia campus. Osteopathic medical school in Suwanee. Affiliated with various Atlanta-area teaching hospitals.
Major teaching hospitals
Augusta University Medical Center. Owned by Augusta University and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Principal teaching hospital for MCG. Hosts residencies in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, psychiatry, family medicine, anesthesiology, radiology, pathology, neurology, dermatology, and many subspecialty fellowships. In the state government-owned UPL class.
Grady Memorial Hospital. Owned by the Hospital Authority of Fulton and DeKalb Counties. Primary urban teaching hospital for Emory University School of Medicine and Morehouse School of Medicine. Hosts residencies in internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, OB/GYN, psychiatry, emergency medicine, neurology, anesthesiology, family medicine, and many subspecialty fellowships. Grady is one of the largest safety-net hospitals in the southeast.
Emory University Hospitals. Owned by Emory Healthcare. Teaching hospitals for Emory University School of Medicine.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Teaching hospital for pediatric residencies and fellowships affiliated with Emory and Morehouse. CHOA is among the largest pediatric academic medical centers in the country.
Memorial Health University Medical Center (Savannah). Owned by HCA (transitioned from nonprofit to for-profit ownership in 2018). Teaching hospital for Mercer School of Medicine Savannah campus.
Medical Center Navicent Health (Macon). Owned by Hospital Authority of Macon-Bibb County. Primary teaching hospital for Mercer School of Medicine Macon campus.
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Albany). Owned by Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County. Teaching hospital for MCG Albany regional campus.
Piedmont Athens Regional (Athens). Teaching hospital for MCG Athens regional campus.
Floyd Medical Center (Rome). Teaching hospital for MCG Rome regional campus.
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville). Teaching hospital for Mercer rural family medicine residency and other community programs.
Piedmont Columbus Regional (Columbus). Teaching hospital for Mercer Columbus campus.
Tift Regional Medical Center (Tifton). Teaching hospital for Mercer rural family medicine residency.
Atlanta VA Medical Center. Teaching hospital affiliated with Emory.
Resident counts
Georgia's teaching hospitals collectively train thousands of residents and fellows annually across all specialties. AU Medical Center, Grady (Emory + Morehouse), and Emory hospitals collectively host the largest concentrations. Community teaching hospitals (Mercer-affiliated, MCG regional campuses) host smaller programs concentrated in primary care and selected specialties.
Georgia Medicaid GME implementation
DCH Medicaid State Plan GME provisions
Georgia DCH operates a Medicaid GME payment program as a supplemental payment to teaching hospitals. The methodology has evolved over time and currently incorporates both fee-for-service GME components and managed care directed GME payments under Section 438.6(c)(1)(iii).
The Georgia methodology has historically used:
- A teaching hospital classification (typically based on ACGME-accredited residency programs)
- A measure of teaching intensity (residents per bed, similar to Medicare's IRB ratio)
- A Medicaid teaching component (recognizing the share of teaching activity attributable to Medicaid patients)
- Coordination with UPL and DSH
DCH directed GME payments in managed care
Under approved state plan amendments and Section 438.6(c)(1)(iii) preprints, Georgia's three CMOs (Amerigroup, Peach State, CareSource) make directed GME payments to teaching hospitals. The directed payments coordinate with the state's quality strategy and managed care framework.
Directed GME payments in managed care address the reality that most Georgia Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in managed care, so fee-for-service GME alone would not reach the bulk of teaching hospital Medicaid patients.
Coordination with UPL, DSH, and ICTF
At an academic medical center, multiple federal Medicaid financing streams operate simultaneously:
- Base Medicaid payment (DRG or other prospective payment for the service)
- DSH (for hospitals qualifying as disproportionate share, capped at uncompensated care costs)
- UPL supplemental payment (filling the gap between Medicaid base and Medicare equivalent for the provider class)
- GME supplemental payment (recognizing teaching activity costs)
- Indigent Care Trust Fund payments (Georgia state pooled funds for safety-net hospitals)
For Grady, AU Medical Center, CHOA, and other major teaching hospitals, these streams together underwrite the teaching enterprise.
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce is a state body charged with workforce planning and addressing physician supply needs. The Board:
- Tracks physician supply by specialty and geography
- Identifies workforce shortages
- Coordinates with DCH, the medical schools, and HRSA
- Promotes residency expansion in underserved areas
Georgia State Loan Repayment Program
Georgia operates a State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) that matches federal HRSA funds to repay medical school loans of physicians who practice in underserved areas. The SLRP works alongside Medicaid GME to address rural physician shortages.
Georgia Physicians Workforce Recruitment Program
State-funded program that recruits physicians to rural Georgia. Coordinates with the Georgia Center for Rural Health, Hometown Health network, and other rural advocacy organizations.
Why GME matters for families
Quality of care at teaching hospitals
Teaching hospitals consistently rank well on many quality metrics. Patient outcomes at teaching hospitals have been studied extensively; most large studies show equivalent or better outcomes compared to non-teaching hospitals for many conditions. The presence of residents, fellows, attending faculty, and the broader academic infrastructure (specialists, latest evidence, multidisciplinary teams) generally benefits patients.
Some patients worry about being treated by residents (the "I don't want a student doctor working on me" concern). The reality is that residents are supervised licensed physicians who have completed medical school. The teaching physician rules at 42 CFR Part 415 require attending physicians to be present for the critical portions of services billed under their name. The combined attention of resident and attending often produces better care than a single physician working alone.
Access to subspecialty care
Many subspecialty services are available only at teaching hospitals or are heavily concentrated there. Pediatric subspecialty care, transplant services, complex oncology, advanced cardiac care, neurosurgery, complex trauma, and many other specialties are concentrated at academic medical centers. For Georgia families with complex medical needs, the teaching hospital is often the destination for specialty care.
Workforce production
Residents trained in Georgia are more likely to practice in Georgia after completing training. The state's investment in Medicaid GME (alongside federal Medicare GME) is therefore an investment in the state's physician workforce. Research has consistently shown that physicians are disproportionately likely to practice in the state where they completed residency.
Rural physician supply
Rural Georgia faces persistent physician shortages. Mercer's rural family medicine residencies, MCG's regional campuses, and various other rural-focused training initiatives address this. Medicaid GME funding supports these initiatives by recognizing the additional costs of community-based and rural training.
Worked examples
These examples illustrate how GME operates in practice at Georgia teaching hospitals.
Eleanor, 78, Atlanta: residents and attendings at Grady (Emory teaching hospital)
Eleanor has a hemorrhagic stroke and is taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. She is evaluated in the emergency department by an emergency medicine resident under the supervision of an emergency medicine attending. She is admitted to the neurology stroke service, where she is cared for by a team consisting of an attending neurologist, a senior neurology resident, a junior neurology resident, an internal medicine intern (cross-covering), and various consultants.
How GME operates in Eleanor's care: Each member of the resident team is funded through some combination of Medicare GME, Medicaid GME, and other sources. The attending neurologist's teaching time is supported by the GME payments. Grady's overall ability to operate this complex teaching service is enabled by the combination of base Medicaid payments, DSH, UPL, GME, and ICTF support.
The teaching physician rule (42 CFR 415.150) requires the attending neurologist to be present for the critical portions of Eleanor's care to bill the professional fee under her name. The bedside care delivered by the residents is supervised. The combination of resident vigilance and attending oversight produces high-quality stroke care.
Eleanor recovers reasonably well and is discharged to acute rehabilitation. The team that managed her care includes physicians who will go on to practice neurology elsewhere in Georgia and beyond, contributing to the state's neurology workforce.
Marcus, 45, Macon: community teaching hospital with Mercer-affiliated residents
Marcus is admitted to the Medical Center, Navicent Health for management of his complicated diabetes. His care is provided by an internal medicine resident and an attending internist affiliated with Mercer School of Medicine. The resident is part of a Mercer-affiliated internal medicine residency at Navicent.
How GME operates: Mercer has a workforce mission focused on producing physicians for Georgia, particularly for rural and underserved areas. The Mercer-affiliated residency at Navicent is funded through Medicare GME and Georgia Medicaid GME. Navicent receives DGME and IME payments from Medicare and Medicaid GME supplemental payments from DCH.
The community teaching hospital model produces physicians more likely to practice in mid-size and small-town Georgia. After residency, the physicians caring for Marcus today may go on to practice in Macon, Dublin, Vidalia, or other south-central Georgia communities where physicians are needed.
Aisha, 32, Savannah: OB residents at Memorial Health (Mercer SOM Savannah)
Aisha is admitted to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah for management of her high-risk pregnancy. Her care is provided by an OB/GYN team that includes an attending maternal-fetal medicine physician, an OB/GYN resident, and an intern.
How GME operates: Memorial Health hosts Mercer School of Medicine's Savannah campus residency programs. The OB/GYN residency at Memorial Health is funded through Medicare GME and Georgia Medicaid GME. The Mercer Savannah faculty teach the residents and supervise patient care.
For Aisha, the implication is that her care is delivered by a team trained in academic obstetrics with access to maternal-fetal medicine subspecialty expertise. After residency, some of the OB/GYN residents will practice in Georgia, including in coastal and southern Georgia where OB/GYN shortages have led to obstetric unit closures in many rural counties.
Jamil, 8, Atlanta: pediatric residents and fellows at CHOA
Jamil is followed at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for his complex congenital heart condition. CHOA is one of the largest pediatric academic medical centers in the country. His care team includes a pediatric cardiology fellow, a pediatric cardiology attending, pediatric residents rotating through cardiology, and various subspecialists.
How GME operates: CHOA's pediatric residency and fellowship programs are among the largest in the southeast. They are funded through Medicare GME, Medicaid GME (children are heavily concentrated in Medicaid), and other sources. The combination of CHOA's high pediatric Medicaid mix and the GME financing supports the academic infrastructure.
For Jamil, this means access to pediatric subspecialty care that simply does not exist outside academic medical centers. His cardiothoracic surgeries, his ongoing cardiology follow-up, and his subspecialty consultation are possible because CHOA's teaching mission and financial infrastructure are sustained.
Diana, 84, rural Tifton: internal medicine residents at Tift Regional (rural Mercer training)
Diana is hospitalized at Tift Regional Medical Center for management of pneumonia complicating her chronic conditions. Her care is provided by an internal medicine resident from a Mercer rural family medicine residency rotating on inpatient medicine, supervised by an attending internist who is also a Mercer faculty member.
How GME operates: Mercer's rural family medicine residency at Tift Regional is one of the most successful rural training programs in Georgia. It trains family physicians who go on to practice in rural communities. The Medicaid GME and Medicare GME support, combined with state and federal workforce funding, makes this rural training program possible.
For Diana, the implication is access to academic-quality care in her rural community. After their training, the residents she is meeting today may end up practicing in Tifton, Moultrie, Adel, or other south Georgia communities, addressing the persistent rural physician shortage.
Tasha's mother, 65, Augusta: MCG residents at state government-owned teaching hospital
Tasha's mother is admitted to AU Medical Center for management of her advanced chronic kidney disease. Her care is provided by an internal medicine resident, a nephrology fellow, and an attending nephrologist, all affiliated with the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
How GME operates: AU Medical Center is a state government-owned hospital (owned by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia). It is in the state government-owned UPL class. Its Medicaid financing includes base Medicaid payments + state government-owned UPL supplemental payments + Medicaid GME + Medicare GME + various other state and federal supports.
For Tasha's mother, this combination underwrites academic nephrology care, including dialysis services, transplant evaluation (if appropriate), and access to nephrology subspecialty expertise. The MCG-trained physicians caring for her may go on to practice nephrology elsewhere in Georgia, including in rural and underserved areas where nephrology access is particularly limited.
Frequently asked questions
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What is the difference between Medicare GME and Medicaid GME?
Medicare GME has explicit federal statutory authority at Sections 1886(d)(5)(B) and 1886(h) of the Social Security Act, with detailed methodology in 42 CFR 412.105 and 42 CFR 413.75-83. Medicaid GME has no explicit federal statute and operates under general payment authority at Section 1902(a)(30)(A) and state-developed methodologies.
Are residents real doctors?
Yes. Residents have completed medical school and hold medical licenses (typically a training license). They practice under the supervision of attending physicians. The level of supervision varies by year of training, complexity of case, and applicable rules. The teaching physician rules at 42 CFR Part 415 require attending physician presence for the critical portions of services billed under the attending's name.
Will residents be involved in my family member's care if we don't want them to be?
At teaching hospitals, residents are typically integral to care. Some hospitals allow patients to request that residents not be involved in their care, but this can be impractical and is not always honored. If you have specific concerns, discuss them with the attending physician.
How does Medicaid GME work in managed care?
Under 42 CFR 438.6(c)(1)(iii), states can direct Medicaid managed care plans to make specified GME payments to teaching hospitals. This is the principal vehicle for Medicaid GME in states with substantial managed care, including Georgia.
How does GME affect physician supply in Georgia?
Physicians are disproportionately likely to practice in the state where they complete residency. Georgia's investment in GME is therefore an investment in the state's physician workforce. Rural training programs at Mercer and MCG regional campuses are designed specifically to address rural physician shortages. :::
Key contacts
::: cta Georgia Medicaid GME and teaching hospital contacts
For Medicaid eligibility and services:
- DCH Medicaid Member Services: 1-866-211-0950
For medical school information:
- Medical College of Georgia (Augusta University): 706-721-3447
- Emory University School of Medicine: 404-727-5640
- Mercer University School of Medicine: 478-301-2547
- Morehouse School of Medicine: 404-752-1500
For major teaching hospitals:
- Augusta University Medical Center: 706-721-2273
- Grady Health (Atlanta): 404-616-1000
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: 404-785-5437
- Memorial Health (Savannah): 912-350-8000
- Medical Center, Navicent Health (Macon): 478-633-1000
- Phoebe Putney (Albany): 229-312-7100
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center (Gainesville): 770-219-9000
For advocacy and assistance:
- Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce: through state office
- Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 1-866-552-4264
- ADRC: 1-866-552-4464
- Disability Rights Georgia: 404-885-1234
- 211 Georgia: dial 211 :::
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This article is for general information only and is not legal, tax, or medical advice. Medicare and Medicaid GME methodologies change over time. Verify current contact numbers, methodology details, and resident slot allocations directly with CMS, DCH, or qualified counsel before acting on any specific matter.