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S.779: Medicare Physician Workforce Improvement Act of 1997
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced May 22, 1997
- Latest Major Action May 22, 1997
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Medicare Physician Workforce Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the rules for determining the number of full-time equivalent residents in an approved medical residency training program for purposes of determining payments for direct graduate medical education (GME) costs to provide that a resident enrolled in a fellowship in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry within an approved...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| May 22, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Harry Reid (D-Nev.) |