Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 13, 2015)
Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department 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 HHS 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 HHS 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 happenedFeb 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 13, 2015
- Feb 20, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 13, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 13, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House