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Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021

Introduced: June 17, 2021 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021

This bill excludes certain hospitals that establish shortage specialty programs from the cap on full-time equivalent residents that is otherwise applicable, and provides for a new building period, for purposes of graduate medical education payments under Medicare.

What's happening now June 17, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4014 Identical bill Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Nov 14, 2022
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jul 21, 2021
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Jun 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2094: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2094/
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"S. 2094: Physician Shortage GME Cap Flex Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2094/.
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