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US HR5432

US HR5432
Medical Education for a Diverse America Act


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Introduced
12/13/2019
In Committee
12/16/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count toward the determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education under the Medicare program time spent in an approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care. This bill requires time spent by medical residents in certain cultural training to count towards a determination of a hospital's number of full-time equivalent residents for purposes of graduate medical education payments under Medicare.

AI Summary

This bill, the Medical Education for a Diverse America Act, requires time spent by medical residents in certain cultural training to count towards a determination of a hospital's number of full-time equivalent residents for purposes of graduate medical education (GME) payments under Medicare. This means that time spent by medical residents in approved programs for education and training in cultural competency and linguistically appropriate service delivery will be included in the calculation of a hospital's full-time equivalent residents, which affects the GME payments the hospital receives from Medicare. The amendments made by this bill will apply to payments made to hospitals one year after the bill's enactment.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 12/16/2019)

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