3.0.0 834 2023-01-11T13:47:39Z 2023-01-11T13:47:39Z Senate S 2021-03-18 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-18T17:11:30Z Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 117 2256 HR 2021-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-03-18 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2021-03-18 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2021-03-18 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-03-24 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-04-14 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2021-04-21 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-05-19 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-05-19 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2021-05-24 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-05-26 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2021-06-16 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2021-07-12 False L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-07-29 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-09-13 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2021-09-30 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2021-10-05 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-11-02 False O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2022-01-12 False S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2022-05-11 False K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2022-06-22 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2022-09-29 False Health Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health personnel Hospital care Medical education Medicare Minority employment Minority health Rural conditions and development Health 00 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-04T14:04:33Z Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021

This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas.

Current law provides for an increase of up to 200 positions per fiscal year beginning in FY2023, with a total increase of 1,000 positions; each hospital may receive up to 25 additional positions. The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2023-FY2029; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

]]> Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 Display Title Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s834is/xml/BILLS-117s834is.xml 2021-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.