A group of current and former medical residents has challenged on antitrust grounds the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), the 50-year-old system that “matches” medical students with residency programs.[1]� The lawsuit was filed in May in federal district court in Washington, D.C.
The case, which could ultimately drag into court up to 1,000 of the country’s top hospitals, has sent shivers through the health care industry – and for good reason. A win for the residents could cost the hospitals tens of billions of dollars, putting the entire industry in financial turmoil. That win, however, is far from certain.
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