# 119-s-1044: Physicians for Underserved Areas Act

119-s-1044, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1044
- Congress: 119
- Title: Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Sets time-bound rules for moving Medicare residency slots after a hospital closes.** It removes a regional priority step and requires hospitals to start using redistributed slots within 2 years and fill them within 5 years. - Hospitals: CMS would stop prioritizing hospitals in the same broader region when reallocating residency positions. The existing priorities for hospitals in the same metropolitan area and the same state remain. - Residency programs and trainees: Hospitals seeking extra Medicare-funded residency positions would need to show they would begin using the slots within 2 years and fill them within 5 years to qualify. - Redistribution mechanics: The bill reorganizes the redistribution labels and sequencing and applies these new, time-bound requirements to future hospital closures.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New deadlines for Medicare residency slots: mixed, low. This bill would change how Medicare redistributes residency slots when a hospital closes. Hospitals and training programs that get these slots would need to start using them within 2 years and fill them within 5 years. It would also reorder some priority rules and fix labels and cross-references. T…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1044)

## Related
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1044 (as of 2025-12-21).