Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 aims to address the shortage of physicians in the United States by creating 14,000 new medical residency positions between fiscal years 2026 and 2032—2,000 positions per year. The bill prioritizes distributing these positions to rural hospitals, medically underserved areas, hospitals affiliated with historically Black medical schools, and facilities training primary care physicians, with individual hospitals capped at receiving 75 additional positions over the seven-year period. To support this expansion, the bill establishes two new grant programs offering $12.7 million annually through 2030 to help create rural residency programs where physicians train in underserved communities for at least half their residency, with a focus on primary care and maternal health. The bill also modifies Medicare's payment formulas to ensure hospitals receive appropriate training adjustment payments for the new resident positions beginning July 1, 2027. Participating hospitals must formally apply for positions and commit to actually filling them.
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