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HR 1153119th CongressIntroduced
Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025
Introduced: Oct 22, 2025
Standard Summary
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The Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025 establishes elective rural sustainability payments for medical residents training in rural locations.
Key Points
- 1Creates new Section 1886(u) for elective rural sustainability payments
- 2Provides per-resident payments for rural training locations
- 3Requires 8 weeks minimum rural training time
- 4Establishes different payment amounts for urban vs. rural hospitals
- 5Includes special provisions for rural tracks and integrated rural tracks
- 6Maintains budget neutrality for Medicare payments
- 7Amends critical access and sole community hospital treatment
- 8Updates graduate medical education payment rules for rural training
Impact Areas
Graduate medical educationRural healthcare workforceMedicare paymentsTeaching hospitalsRural communitiesPhysician training programs
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