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HR 5426 110th Congress House Health Education Higher education Hospital rates Medical education Medical residents Medicare Social Welfare

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: February 13, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Became law
Feb 18, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 13, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 13, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E187)
Feb 13, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase, between FY2008 and FY2010, from 90% to 100% of the locality adjusted national average per resident amount the payment floor for direct graduate medical education (GME) payments under the Medicare program.

What's happening now February 18, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 1, 2008
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 1, 2008
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 10, 2008
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 10, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5426: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5426/
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"H.R. 5426: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5426/.
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H.R. 5426, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5426/.
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[H.R. 5426: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5426/)
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