What does Preamble of FAIR Act do?

This bill amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act. It requires hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The information pertains to osteopathic and allopathic candidates for these residency programs.

What does SHORT TITLE. of FAIR Act do?

This bill is formally titled the Fair Access In Residency Act of 2025.

What does ENCOURAGING MORE EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF OSTEOPATHIC AND of FAIR Act do?

This section amends Section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to submit data regarding residency applicants from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools. The required information includes the number of applicants and the number accepted from each type of medical school. Hospitals must also affirm that their policy is to consider applicants from both osteopathic and allopathic schools and that they accept examination scores from either the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination or the United States Medical Licensing Examination. Hospitals that fail to submit this information may face a reduction in payment amounts beginning in fiscal year 2025. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will publish this information on a public website, starting with fiscal year 2025. The section clarifies that it does not federalize medical education or mandate acceptance of students from specific medical schools.

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FAIR Act

Last updated: 3/25/2025 · Introduced: 3/25/2025

Author: Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)

TL;DR (AI)

Hospitals with medical residency training programs must report data on applicants from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Hospitals failing to submit required applicant data may experience reduced Medicare payments.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services will publicly disclose hospital applicant data, without federalizing medical education or mandating specific student acceptance.

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