Search Results: keywords:"primary care"

  • S. 5456 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize rural residency planning and development grant programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:998

    The bill S. 5456, titled the “Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024,” seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. It aims to establish grant programs that support the creation and technical assistance of rural residency programs for training physicians to...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to help doctors learn and work in the countryside by giving money to make special teaching programs. It sets aside $15 million every year for five years to make sure there are enough doctors where they're needed most.

  • S. 5432 — To facilitate direct primary care arrangements under Medicaid.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:671

    S. 5432, also known as the "Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act," aims to simplify and expand the ways states can provide primary care services to Medicaid recipients. The bill clarifies that state Medicaid programs can use "direct primary care arrangements," where patients receive primary...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5432 is about making it easier for people who use Medicaid to see their doctors regularly by paying a fixed amount, kind of like a subscription service. This bill wants to make sure there's a good plan for doing this and promises to check in later to see if it's working well.

  • H. R. 7855 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize rural residency planning and development grant programs, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:990

    H.R. 7855, titled the "Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2024," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to support rural residency programs. It authorizes grants for entities like rural hospitals and community organizations to develop programs that train physicians in rural...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like a plan to help doctors learn and work in country places and small towns by giving money to hospitals and groups to make learning programs. It sets aside $12.7 million each year from 2025 to 2029 to help these programs happen.