S. 2715 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires hospitals to report medical residency diversity
Hospitals that receive Medicare funding for training doctors must report information about their residency programs to the government. They'll need to share how many people apply from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools, how many get accepted from each, and confirm they consider applicants from both types of schools. The government will then publish this information online so anyone can see it.
How it affects you
If you're applying to medical residencies, you'll be able to see publicly which hospitals accept applicants from different types of medical schools. Hospitals that don't report this information face a 2% cut in their Medicare funding. Most people won't directly notice a change, but the goal is to make the residency selection process more transparent.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 4, 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 SessionS. 2715
A BILL
FAIR Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) · Introduced Sep 4, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 4, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”