SENATE 455115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/27/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2017-02-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-27 (00)
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse medical residency training programs under Medicare for certain graduate medical education costs associated with resident time spent in rural community hospitals known as "critical access hospitals."
Cosponsors (5)
- Al Franken (D-MN)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Subjects
- Education programs funding
- Health care coverage and access
- Hospital care
- Medical education
- Medicare
- Rural conditions and development
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