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Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020

Introduced: December 7, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2020
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 7, 2020
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Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adjust requirements for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for participating hospitals that form tracks for medical residency training in rural areas.

What's happening now December 7, 2020

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.

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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 7, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8892: Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8892/
MLA
"H.R. 8892: Rural-Urban Physician Workforce Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8892/.
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H.R. 8892, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8892/.
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