Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002
Main Street Foundation Center for Regulatory Analysis and EngagementSupportAdvocacy
Summary: The Main Street Foundation’s Center for Regulatory Analysis and Engagement (CRAE) supports the proposed rule, specifically praising CMS's efforts to adopt objective standards for determining "genuinely new" residency programs. They argue that the policy should prioritize expanding the physician workforce through transparent, predictable, and administratively practical regulations that reduce uncertainty for teaching hospitals.
Attached are comments from the Main Street Foundation’s Center for Regulatory Analysis and Engagement.