FAIR Act of 2025

Hozzl · 2025-09-30T11:03:16Z

Explore the details of Senate Bill 2715 FAIR Act of 2025 currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on Health. Stay informed on legislative developments.

9/30/2025, 11:03 AM

Summary of Bill S 2715

The bill "A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information regarding osteopathic and allopathic candidates for such programs" was introduced in the 119th Congress on September 4, 2025.

Congressional Summary of S 2715

Fair Access In Residency Act of 2025 or the FAIR Act of 2025

This bill requires hospitals that receive graduate medical education (GME) payments under Medicare to report certain information about the composition of their medical residency training programs.

Specifically, hospitals must provide to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (1) the number of applicants for residencies who are from osteopathic medical schools and from allopathic medical schools, (2) the number of applicants who are accepted from each of these types of medical schools, and (3) an affirmation that the hospital considers applicants from each of these types of medical schools and accepts specified related examination results, as appropriate. Hospitals that do not provide this information are subject to a 2% reduction in their GME payments.

The CMS must post the information it receives on a public website.

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Current Status of Bill S 2715

Bill S 2715 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 4, 2025. Bill S 2715 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on September 4, 2025. Bill S 2715's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of September 4, 2025

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2715

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Health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2715

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information regarding osteopathic and allopathic candidates for such programs.