Proposal:Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2020

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	HR 8953
Type of Legislation	House Bill
Congress	116
Status	Archived — 116th Congress concluded
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2020

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award matching funds to teaching hospitals or other graduate medical education training programs for medical residency training programs in states where there are fewer than 30 medical residents per 100,000 people.

Recipients must cover one third of the costs for primary care residency training programs and one half of the costs for programs in other fields.

Bill Title

Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2020

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2020-12-14: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• 2020-12-14: Introduced in House
• 2020-12-14: Introduced in House

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.