Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 11, 2014)
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 happenedSep 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 11, 2014
- Sep 12, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 11, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Sep 11, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House