Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Requires hospitals with Medicare‑approved residency programs to submit annual counts of applicants and accepted applicants by osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) schools, and to affirm nondiscriminatory consideration and acceptance of COMLEX or USMLE scores when exams are required. The Department of Health and Human Services must publish the submitted data publicly.
Progressives emphasize equity for DO applicants and transparency benefits.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a targeted statutory amendment that clearly defines required data elements, a publication requirement, and a monetary enforcement mechanism.
Requires hospitals with Medicare‑approved residency programs to submit annual counts of applicants and accepted applicants by osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) schools, and to affirm nondiscriminatory consideration and acceptance of COMLEX or USMLE scores when exams are required.
The Department of Health and Human Services must publish the submitted data publicly.
Hospitals that fail to submit the information for prior fiscal years (beginning FY2025) face a 2% Medicare payment reduction per missing year, effective for discharges on or after October 1, 2026.
Content is narrow and non-ideological but attaches financial penalties to hospitals, inviting organized opposition and implementation scrutiny.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a targeted statutory amendment that clearly defines required data elements, a publication requirement, and a monetary enforcement mechanism. It integrates directly into the Medicare hospital payment statute and includes timing and an explicit penalty formula.
Progressives emphasize equity for DO applicants and transparency benefits.
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Progressives emphasize equity for DO applicants and transparency benefits.
Likely views the bill positively as promoting transparency and reducing bias against DO applicants in residency selection.
Sees public reporting and acceptance-of-exams affirmation as steps toward equity in graduate medical education.
Generally supportive of promoting fairness and transparency, but cautious about penalty design and implementation.
Would favor clarifications, verification processes, and safeguards for small or resource-limited hospitals.
Likely views the bill skeptically as federal overreach and a burdensome reporting mandate tied to Medicare penalty cuts.
Appreciates stated nondirective language, but opposes micromanaging residency programs.
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Content is narrow and non-ideological but attaches financial penalties to hospitals, inviting organized opposition and implementation scrutiny.
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Progressives emphasize equity for DO applicants and transparency benefits.
Content is narrow and non-ideological but attaches financial penalties to hospitals, inviting organized opposition and implementation scrut…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a targeted statutory amendment that clearly defines required data elements, a publication requirement, and a monetary enforcement mechanism. It integrates directly…
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