Supporting Graduate Medical Education at Community Hospitals Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 31, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting Graduate Medical Education at Community Hospitals Act of 2018
This bill revises payment rules under Medicare for graduate medical education (GME) costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program.
If a hospital has not entered into a GME affiliation agreement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish the hospital's full-time equivalent (FTE) resident amount only after determining that the hospital's medical residency training program trains more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period. If a hospital has an approved FTE resident amount that is based on other specified thresholds, the CMS must give the hospital the opportunity to have the amount reestablished when the hospital begins training FTE residents in excess of the applicable threshold.
The bill also establishes similar thresholds for new determinations of certain adjustments to hospital payment limitations regarding FTE residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine; a hospital that has an adjustment has the opportunity to have it redetermined once the applicable threshold is exceeded.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 31, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 31, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 31, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jul 31, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 284 | Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jan 25, 2017 |
| S 1291 | Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jun 6, 2017 |
| HR 4552 | Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017 | Related bill | Dec 8, 2017 |
| HR 6056 | Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Supporting Graduate Medical Education at Community Hospitals Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2018Introduced in Senate
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