Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 aims to increase the number of residency positions available in hospitals, particularly those in rural areas and health professional shortage areas. It proposes to add up to 2,000 additional residency positions each year from 2026 to 2032, with a portion specifically allocated to hospitals already operating above their resident limits. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to study strategies for increasing diversity within the healthcare workforce.
Key provisions
- Increases the number of Medicare-funded residency positions available to qualifying hospitals.
- Provides for an additional 2,000 residency positions per year from 2026 to 2032.
- Allocates one-third of new positions to hospitals already exceeding resident limits.
- Requires hospitals to maintain a minimum percentage of primary care and general surgery residency positions.
- Directs the GAO to study strategies for increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce.
- Allows hospitals to aggregate residency positions for a maximum limit of 75 FTE positions.
- Establishes a process for distributing positions over 7 rounds of applications.
- Provides for a mechanism to carry over unallocated positions to the following fiscal year.
Who is affected
- Hospitals (particularly rural and underserved areas)
- Medical residency programs
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