US Congress Senate Bill 1720 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on September 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9870-9871)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to hospitals, medical schools, and other entities to train primary care providers to provide care through patient-centered medical homes and to develop tools and curricula and provide continuing education relevant to patient-centered homes. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (National Center) to collect, analyze, and report data related to health workforce issues in coordination with the State and Regional Centers for Health Workforce Analysis; (2) award grants to, or enter into contracts with, states, state workforce commissions, and other health care entities to collect, analyze, and report to the National Center data on programs related to health workforce issues; and (3) increase the amount of grants or contracts awarded for the establishment and maintenance of a longitudinal tracking system (a system that tracks students, residents, fellows, interns, or faculty who have received education, training, or financial assistance from Health Professions Education and Training programs for at least five years). Requires the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages and the Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education to develop, publish, and implement performance measures for health professions education programs.

Health Professions and Primary Care Reinvestment Act

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]

Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-25		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9870-9871)
2009-09-25		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9869-9870)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1720/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1720/BILLS-111s1720is.pdf