Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-1656House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 9, 2019

Summary

Strengthening our Pediatric Workforce Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration to provide grants to children's hospitals with graduate residency programs that are located in health-professional shortage areas. Such grants are used to develop initiatives addressing pediatric health disparities, including access to care, poverty, opioid overuse, food insecurity, and child abuse.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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