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S. 2439 119th Congress Senate

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 24, 2025 Introduced by: John Boozman Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 24, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas.

The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2027-FY2033; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2439: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2439/
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"S. 2439: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2439/.
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S. 2439, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2439/.
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