HR 1093 · 110th Congress · Health

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-02-15· Sponsored by Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2007-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase, over five cost reporting periods, the Medicare caps on the total number of full-time equivalent residents in the field of allopathic or osteopathic medicine (graduate medical education (GME) positions) for states with a shortage of residents. Requires the aggregate number of such increases for a state to be at least 15, but no more than the state resident cap increase.…

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Cosponsors (20)

11 Democrats9 Republicans