Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 12, 2013)
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award matching grants to enable states to implement scholarship programs to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to assist medical schools in developing and strengthening primary care mentorship programs and cultivating leaders in primary care among its students.
Requires the Secretary to award grants to medical and other health professions schools to promote priority competencies that are selected annually by the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry, in order to foster curricular innovations to improve the education and training of health care providers.
Directs the Institute of Medicine to study the documentation requirements for cognitive services (evaluation and management services) required under Medicare and Medicaid and through private health insurers.
What just happenedJun 12, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 12, 2013
- Jun 12, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 12, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4409)
- Jun 12, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate