U.S. Sen. Andy Kim introduced his MediKids Act, which would automatically enroll every child in Medicaid’s pediatric benefit at birth, with coverage running through age 26 and the option for families to keep private insurance if they prefer. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts a national shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036. New Jersey residency programs left more than 100 positions unfilled in March, including one in four family medicine slots and one in six pediatrics slots. The article also notes that only 41% of New Jersey medical school graduates stayed in-state for residency this year, and nearly six in 10 left for New York and Pennsylvania. Holy Name's graduate medical education program was built from scratch, with new faculty, new curriculum, and no legacy positions to inherit.