A bill to amend Title VII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs that support interprofessional geriatric education, training, and advance research to develop a geriatric-capable workforce, improving health outcomes for a growing and diverse aging American population and their families, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2888| Senate
| Updated: 5/21/2018
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (1)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises several programs relating to geriatric care training and workforce development, including a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program to support the development of a health care workforce that integrates geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2795)
Health
AgingCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingIndian social and development programsMedical educationMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula
A bill to amend Title VII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs that support interprofessional geriatric education, training, and advance research to develop a geriatric-capable workforce, improving health outcomes for a growing and diverse aging American population and their families, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2888| Senate
| Updated: 5/21/2018
Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises several programs relating to geriatric care training and workforce development, including a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program to support the development of a health care workforce that integrates geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2795)
Susan M. Collins
Republican Senator
Maine
Cosponsors (1)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AgingCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingIndian social and development programsMedical educationMental healthMinority healthRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula