Primary Care Training Enhancement Act

Summary

Primary Care Training Enhancement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reimburse hospitals for the costs of teaching health centers to train primary care residents, including reimbursement to cover indirect medical education costs. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to make grants: (1) to teaching health centers to establish new or expand existing medical residency training programs; (2) to public or private nonprofit organizations to provide technical support to such centers; (3) for state primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; and (4) for Primary Care Training Institutes. Permits participants in the National Health Service Corps to count teaching hours as time spent toward their service obligation.

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Timeline

1. 17 June 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to House Energy and Commerce

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 June 2009

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 June 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 18 June 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 17 June 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 June 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 17 June 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 17 June 2009

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Sponsors

• John Sarbanes · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hswm00 · Standing

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