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S 2439 · in committee · significant

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill increases the number of medical residency positions that Medicare will fund for hospitals.
  • Rural hospitals and underserved areas are prioritized to receive additional residency funding.
  • An extra 2,000 positions per year will be added from 2027 to 2033, with each hospital eligible for up to 75 new positions.

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    How might increasing residency positions in rural and underserved areas affect the geographic distribution of physicians across the country?

  2. 02

    What are the budget implications for Medicare if it funds 2,000 additional residency positions annually from 2027 to 2033?

  3. 03

    Which hospitals would be excluded from the 75-position cap, and how should eligibility be determined to ensure fair allocation?

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Introduced 2025-07-24

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-24 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-07-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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