Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 7/24/2025
Actions
- 2025-07-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-07-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-07-24 (00)
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
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.
The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2027-FY2033; 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 (18)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
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