US SB455 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reimburse medical residency training programs under Medicare for certain graduate medical education costs associated with resident time spent in rural community hospitals known as "critical access hospitals."
Title
Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
| Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-27 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
Education programs funding
Health
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
Health
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Rural conditions and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/455/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s455/BILLS-115s455is.pdf |
