Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 1996

Summary

Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund Act of 1996 - Amends the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new title XXI (Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund), which establishes in the Treasury the Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund for formula payments to teaching hospitals for the direct and indirect costs of operating approved medical residency training programs. Authorizes appropriations. Provides for certain adjustments in Medicare payments under SSA title XVIII, removing medical education and disproportionate share hospital payments from calculation of adjusted average per capita cost. Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services a National Advisory Council on Postgraduate Medical Education to advise the Secretary on appropriate policies for making postgraduate medical education support payments in order to assure an adequate supply of physicians trained in various specialties, consistent with the health care needs of the United States.

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Timeline

1. 12 September 1996

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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

2. 12 September 1996

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. 12 September 1996

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1593)

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 12 September 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 12 September 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 20 September 1996

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 September 1996 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 September 1996

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 September 1996

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 September 1996

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Sponsors

• Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25] · D · Sponsor
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