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H.R. 5432 116th Congress House

Medical Education for a Diverse America Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count toward the determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education under the Medicare pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count toward the determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education under the Medicare program time spent in an approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care.

Introduced: December 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 13, 2019
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.
Dec 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medical Education for a Diverse America Act

This bill requires time spent by medical residents in certain cultural training to count towards a determination of a hospital's number of full-time equivalent residents for purposes of graduate medical education payments under Medicare.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5432: Medical Education for a Diverse America Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5432/
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"H.R. 5432: Medical Education for a Diverse America Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5432/.
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H.R. 5432, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5432/.
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[H.R. 5432: Medical Education for a Diverse America Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5432/)
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