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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 870 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements |
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| 6 | 6 | | to the redistribution of residency slots under the Medicare program |
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| 7 | 7 | | after a hospital closes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | JANUARY31, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Ms. L |
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| 11 | 11 | | EEof Nevada (for herself and Mr. BALDERSON) introduced the following |
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| 12 | 12 | | bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in |
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| 13 | 13 | | addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be |
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| 14 | 14 | | subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration |
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| 15 | 15 | | of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con- |
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| 16 | 16 | | cerned |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL |
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| 18 | 18 | | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make |
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| 19 | 19 | | improvements to the redistribution of residency slots |
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| 20 | 20 | | under the Medicare program after a hospital closes. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 22 | 22 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Physicians for Under-4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | served Areas Act’’. 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | •HR 870 IH |
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| 29 | 29 | | SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE REDISTRIBUTION OF RESI-1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | DENCY SLOTS UNDER THE MEDICARE PRO-2 |
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| 31 | 31 | | GRAM AFTER A HOSPITAL CLOSES. 3 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (a) I |
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| 33 | 33 | | NGENERAL.—Section 1886(h)(4)(H)(vi) of the 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(H)(vi)) is 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | amended— 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | (1) in subclause (II)— 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (A) by striking item (cc) and redesignating 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | item (dd) as item (cc); and 9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (B) in item (cc), as redesignated under 10 |
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| 40 | 40 | | subparagraph (A)— 11 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (i) by striking ‘‘Fourth’’ and inserting 12 |
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| 42 | 42 | | ‘‘Third’’; and 13 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (ii) by striking ‘‘item (cc)’’ and insert-14 |
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| 44 | 44 | | ing ‘‘item (bb)’’; and 15 |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘likelihood of 16 |
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| 46 | 46 | | filling’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-17 |
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| 47 | 47 | | lowing: ‘‘likelihood of— 18 |
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| 48 | 48 | | ‘‘(aa) starting to utilize the 19 |
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| 49 | 49 | | positions made available under 20 |
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| 50 | 50 | | this clause within 2 years; and 21 |
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| 51 | 51 | | ‘‘(bb) filling the positions 22 |
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| 52 | 52 | | made available under this clause 23 |
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| 53 | 53 | | within 5 years.’’. 24 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) E |
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| 55 | 55 | | FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 25 |
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| 56 | 56 | | subsection (a) shall apply to the redistribution of residency 26 |
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| 59 | 59 | | •HR 870 IH |
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| 60 | 60 | | slots with respect to hospitals that close on or after the 1 |
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| 61 | 61 | | date of enactment of this Act. 2 |
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