Physicians for Underserved Areas Act
Sponsored By: Senator Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New deadlines for Medicare residency slots
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. The changes would apply only to hospitals that close on or after enactment. If passed, this could speed placement of new doctor training spots but adds stricter timelines.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Cosponsors
John Boozman
AR • R
Sponsored 3/13/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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