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HR 5188 114th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Hospital care Medical education Medicare

Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2016

Introduced: May 11, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 11, 2016
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.
May 11, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Enhancing Opportunities for Medical Doctors Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to redistribute unused residency positions for which graduate medical education costs are paid under Medicare. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must: (1) reduce a hospital's resident limit by a specified amount if the hospital has unused residency positions and is not a rural hospital with fewer than 250 acute care inpatient beds, and (2) increase the resident limit for each qualifying hospital that applies for an increase. In aggregate, the number of increased positions shall equal the number of reduced positions. The bill establishes specified priorities, limitations, and capacity considerations with respect to redistribution.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1