Governor Veto Restores Funding for Graduate Medical Education
Summary
Governor Brad Little issued a line-item veto of House Bill 978 on April 10, 2026, restoring nearly $1 million in funding for graduate medical education that the Idaho Legislature had cut for eight medical residents mid-residency. The veto reinstates the ENDURING IDAHO plan commitment to growing Idaho's healthcare workforce and addresses the state's physician shortage.
What changed
Governor Little exercised his line-item veto authority to restore funding for graduate medical education that House Bill 978 had stripped. The restored funding supports eight current medical residents completing their committed three-year residencies under the ENDURING IDAHO plan.\n\nHealthcare providers and medical education institutions in Idaho benefit from the continued residency program funding, which is designed to increase the number of physicians practicing in Idaho to improve healthcare accessibility and affordability statewide.
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Gov. Little veto restores funding for doctor recruitment
Friday April 10, 2026 Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little line-item vetoed House Bill 978 today, restoring funding the Legislature cut for graduate medical education.
House Bill 978 stripped funding for eight current medical residents right in the middle of their committed three-year medical residency.
The veto reinforces Governor Little’s commitment to increasing the number of physicians in Idaho to improve accessibility and affordability of healthcare.
Governor Little’s ENDURING IDAHO plan added nearly $1 million for the Graduate Medical Residency program to support programs already in place that grow Idaho’s healthcare workforce. This is on top of the tens of millions of dollars Idaho will invest to address the physician shortage in the coming years, thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Governor Little’s veto letter is available at this link: https://gov.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vetoh-9782026.pdf
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