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Rural Physicians' Incentives Act of 1991

Introduced: May 7, 1991 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 17, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
May 20, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 10, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 7, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Physicians' Incentives Act of 1991 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction on medical education loan interest of a physician which accrues while the physician is living in and providing primary care to residents of a medically underserved rural area.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt services furnished in a rural area from a special fee schedule applicable to new physicians.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend beyond the normal two-year limit, for borrowers serving an internship or residency program in preparation for practice in an area of primary care, the deferral of payments on: (1) insured student loans (Stafford Loans), including those eligible for interest subsidies; and (2) low-interest student loans (Perkins Loans).

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions setting forth requirements concerning billing by one physician for services rendered by another physician in specified circumstances.

What's happening now June 17, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 7, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2230: Rural Physicians' Incentives Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2230/
MLA
"H.R. 2230: Rural Physicians' Incentives Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2230/.
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H.R. 2230, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2230/.
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