Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 26, 2023 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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
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. Current law also provides for an additional increase of up to 200 positions for FY2026, with at least 100 of these positions for psychiatry or related specialties; each hospital may receive up to 10 additional positions.
The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2025-FY2031; 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.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2023 to Sep 25, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 26, 2023 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 18, 2023 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Jul 31, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Sep 25, 2024 |
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 Apr 26, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3732 | Bernard Sanders I-VT, Ron Wyden D-OR | Jul 27, 2023 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-804 | RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pages | Finance Committee | May 16, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-781 | BOLSTERING CHRONIC CARE THROUGH MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT290 pages | Finance Committee | Apr 11, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-628 | IMPROVING HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: OBSTACLES AND OPPORTUNITIES133 pages | Finance Committee | May 17, 2023 |
| Serial No. 118-14 | VHA RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION: IS BUREAUCRACY HOLDING BACK A QUALITY WORKFORCE?102 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 17, 2023 |
| S. Hrg. 118-199 | ROUNDTABLE: HOW CAN WE IMPROVE HEALTH WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND ADDRESS SHORTAGES? A CONVERSATION WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERS AND STUDENTS58 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | May 12, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 834 | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Mar 18, 2021 |
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 provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2023Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
