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S. 588

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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007
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Committee
Latest Action · February 14, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1968-1969)
Congress
110th (2007–2009)
Introduced
February 14, 2007
Sponsor
Sen. Clarence NelsonD
Cosponsors (10)
8D 2R
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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase, over five cost reporting periods, the Medicare caps on the total number of full-time equivalent residents in the field of allopathic or osteopathic medicine (graduate medical education (GME) positions) for states with a shortage of residents. Requires the aggregate number of such increases for a state to be at least 15, but no more than the state resident cap increase.

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