Bill · S. 2715· Senate(119-S-2715)
FAIR Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 9/4/2025
- Last activity
- 9/4/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Steve Daines
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The ``Fair Access In Residency Act of 2025'' seeks to amend the Social Security Act regarding medical residency training programs. It requires hospitals with approved programs to submit specific data to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This data includes the number of applicants and accepted students from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools. Hospitals must also affirm policies regarding the consideration of both types of applicants and the acceptance of specific examination scores. Failure to submit this information results in a 2 percent reduction in certain amounts for each prior fiscal year. Finally, the Secretary is tasked with publishing this reported information on a public website.
Yes
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish residency application data on a public website.
Would students be better off under this?+4
The bill promotes fairer treatment and transparency for medical students from both osteopathic and allopathic backgrounds.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+3
The bill aims to create a more equitable residency process for both osteopathic and allopathic graduates, which may improve the medical workforce.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-2
The bill reduces Medicare payments to hospitals that fail to submit required residency data.
Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65?-2
The bill reduces Medicare payments to hospitals that do not comply with the new reporting requirements.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Transparency for Medical Applicants: The Secretary of Health and Human Services will publish information regarding the number of applicants and those accepted from osteopathic and allopathic medical schools on a public website (Section 2(b)). This allows individuals to see how hospitals are treating different types of medical school graduates.
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Equitable Examination Options: The bill requires hospitals to affirm that if they require examination scores, they must accept either the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States or the United States Medical Licensing Examination, depending on the applicant's choice (Section 2(a)(2)(III)(bb)).
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Policy Encouragement for Fair Consideration: The bill requires hospitals to affirm that their policy is to consider applicants from both osteopathic and allopathic medical schools for acceptance into their programs (Section 2(a)(2)(III)(aa)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Financial Penalties for Hospitals: Hospitals that fail to submit the required information to the Secretary will face a reduction of 2 percent for each prior fiscal year, starting with fiscal year 2025 (Section 2(a)(1)). This reduction applies to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2026.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+4
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-2
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+3Increases Medicare Funding-2
- 8/7/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/15/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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