S 2439 · in committee · significant
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
- healthcare
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might increasing residency positions in rural and underserved areas affect the geographic distribution of physicians across the country?
- 02
What are the budget implications for Medicare if it funds 2,000 additional residency positions annually from 2027 to 2033?
- 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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Sponsor · R-AR
John Boozman
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
14/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-07-24
Joining the bill

Peter Welch
D-VT · original

Susan M. Collins
R-ME · original

Richard J. Durbin
D-IL · original

Kirsten E. Gillibrand
D-NY · original

Ruben Gallego
D-AZ · original

Amy Klobuchar
D-MN · original

Charles E. Schumer
D-NY · original

Elissa Slotkin
D-MI · original

Raphael G. Warnock
D-GA · original

Angus S. King Jr.
I-ME · original

Jacky Rosen
D-NV · original

Mark Kelly
D-AZ
+ 2 more
Legislative timeline
2025-07-24 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2025-07-24 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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