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S.973: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 5, 2009
- Latest Major Action May 5, 2009
- See the seven similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
9 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) reduce a hospital's otherwise applicable resident limit by the number of positions unused for the five most recent cost reporting periods; and (2) require the distribution of additional resulting residency positions to certain other hospitals. Requires that all the time spent...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| May 5, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) |