H.R. 2314 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Ways and Means, Mar 25, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires hospitals to report medical residency data
This bill asks hospitals that receive federal Medicare funding for medical residency training to report details about their applicants and trainees. Specifically, they'd report how many people applied to their residency programs from different types of medical schools—osteopathic (which focus on treating the whole person through hands-on techniques) and allopathic (the traditional medical school path)—and how many from each type got accepted. Hospitals would also have to confirm they're actually considering both types of applicants. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would then publish all this information online for the public to see.
How it affects you
If you're considering applying to a medical residency program, this transparency could help you see which hospitals actively recruit from your type of medical school. For hospitals, there's a financial incentive to comply: those that don't report this information would lose 2% of their federal funding for residency training programs.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 25, 2025)
Fair Access In Residency Act of 2025 or the FAIR Act of 2025
This bill requires hospitals that receive graduate medical education (GME) payments under Medicare to report certain information about the composition of their medical residency training programs.
Specifically, hospitals must provide to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (1) the number of applicants for residencies who are from osteopathic medical schools and from allopathic medical schools, (2) the number of applicants who are accepted from each of these types of medical schools, and (3) an affirmation that the hospital considers applicants from each of these types of medical schools and accepts specified related examination results, as appropriate. Hospitals that do not provide this information are subject to a 2% reduction in their GME payments.
The CMS must post the information it receives on a public website.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2314
A BILL
FAIR Act
Sponsor: Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1) · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 25, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.”