Congress May Finally Be Addressing The Nation’s Doctor Shortage

There may finally be momentum to lifting a cap that Congress put on Medicare-funded residency slots nearly three decades ago under the Resident Physician Shortage Act, introduced this summer by Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate and U.S House of Representatives. In this photo is the U.S. Capitol is shown June 5, 2003 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images)

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