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S.348: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Feb. 6, 2019
- Latest Major Action Feb. 6, 2019
- See the seven similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (15 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 2 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 6, 2019
Bill Summary
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, with an aggregate increase of 3,000 positions per fiscal year for five years. Of these positions, at least 1,500 per fiscal year must be for residents in a shortage specialty residency program (i.e., a program in a specialty in which baseline physician...
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Feb. 6, 2019 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Feb. 6, 2019 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |