HR 4731 · in committee · significant
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- This bill increases the number of doctor residency positions that Medicare will fund at qualifying hospitals.
- Rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas are prioritized to receive additional training positions.
- The bill adds 2,000 positions per year from 2026-2032, with Medicare covering the associated training costs.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would increasing residency positions in rural and underserved hospitals specifically address the geographic distribution of physicians across different regions?
- 02
What are the estimated Medicare costs for funding 2,000 new residency positions annually, and how would this affect hospital budgets and patient care funding elsewhere?
- 03
What evidence suggests that expanding residency training positions will actually lead to more doctors practicing in rural and underserved areas long-term?
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Sponsor · D-AL-7
Terri A. Sewell
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
119/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-23
Joining the bill
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1 · original
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17
Maxine Dexter
D-OR-3
Patrick Ryan
D-NY-18
Frank J. Mrvan
D-IN-1
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Timothy M. Kennedy
D-NY-26
Ed Case
D-HI-1
Salud O. Carbajal
D-CA-24
Bennie G. Thompson
D-MS-2
Nicole Malliotakis
R-NY-11
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.
R-PA-8
+ 107 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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