Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023

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Explore the details of House Bill 3887 Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

12/16/2024, 7:25 PM

Summary of Bill HR 3887

Bill 118 hr 3887, also known as the Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023, is a piece of legislation currently being considered by the US Congress. The purpose of this bill is to reauthorize funding for graduate medical education (GME) programs at children's hospitals across the country.

The bill aims to ensure that children's hospitals have the necessary resources to train the next generation of pediatricians and other healthcare professionals. By reauthorizing funding for GME programs, the bill seeks to support the continued excellence of care provided by children's hospitals and ensure that they are able to meet the healthcare needs of children in their communities.

Specifically, the Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023 would provide funding for GME programs at children's hospitals for a specified period of time. This funding would be used to support the training of medical residents and fellows in pediatric specialties, as well as to support research and other educational activities at children's hospitals. Overall, the bill aims to ensure that children's hospitals have the resources they need to continue providing high-quality care to children and to train the next generation of pediatric healthcare professionals. It is an important piece of legislation that has the potential to have a significant impact on the healthcare system in the United States.

Congressional Summary of HR 3887

Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Payment program, which supports education and training for medical residents and fellows in children's hospitals. The bill also bars children's hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors from receiving payments through the program.

Under the bill, gender-affirming care generally includes procedures (e.g., surgeries or hormone therapies) that change the body of an individual to correspond to a sex that is different than the individual's biological sex. It excludes, however, specified types of procedures, including those for treating (1) individuals who have both ovarian and testicular tissue or abnormal sex chromosome structure or hormones, or (2) infections or other harms that result from a previous gender-transition procedure.

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Current Status of Bill HR 3887

Bill HR 3887 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 7, 2023. Bill HR 3887 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on June 7, 2023. Bill HR 3887's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 629. as of November 20, 2024

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 3887

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3887

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Child health

- Health programs administration and funding

- Higher education

- Hospital care

- Medical education

- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3887

Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2023

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.