To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-6432
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2020-04-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Area studies and international education

Congressional oversight

Employment and training programs

Government studies and investigations

Health personnel

Medical education
Latest action: action_date: 2020-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-04-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill establishes a task force in the Department of Health and Human Services to study (1) impacts of, including financial costs related to, physician shortages; and (2) barriers faced by foreign-trained physicians practicing in the United States. The task force must submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations to Congress. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6432 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2020 Mr. Cárdenas (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Stevens , Ms. Tlaib , and Ms. Mucarsel-Powell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to conduct a study on physician shortages, including barriers to physicians trained abroad practicing in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Task force To study physician shortages (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish a task force to conduct a study— (1) evaluating and quantifying— (A) the impact of physician shortages in the United States; and (B) the costs incurred by Federal Government and State and local governments due to such shortages; (2) quantifying the number of individuals who— (A) completed training outside the United States to practice as a physician; (B) reside in the United States; and (C) do not practice as a physician; and (3) determining the reasons why individuals described in paragraph (2) are not practicing as a physician, including identification of regulatory and other barriers to such practice. (b) Report The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require the task force established under subsection (a) to submit to the Congress not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act a report— (1) summarizing the results of the study under subsection (a); and (2) making recommendations to ease barriers to individuals described in subsection (a)(2) practicing as physicians in the United States.