FAIR Act of 2025 (DO/MD Residency Transparency in Medicare GME)
Current understanding
The FAIR Act of 2025 (introduced) would condition Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments on hospitals reporting osteopathic (DO) versus allopathic (MD) residency applicant and acceptance data to CMS, with public posting of the data. Hospitals that fail to report would face a 2% GME payment reduction. The measure targets transparency around DO/MD residency access rather than altering clinical training requirements.
Evidence log
- 2025-09-04 — FAIR Act of 2025: cross-connection with healthcare-workforce: FAIR Act’s DO/MD residency reporting mandate ties Medicare GME payment penalties to the physician-pipeline transparency issues tracked on the healthcare workforce page. (novelty: 3)