Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act

This bill aims to improve access to primary health care and expand the health workforce. It extends funding for community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, and teaching health centers, supports the health care workforce through various programs, and reduces health care costs for patients by banning certain practices and increasing transparency.

Title I, Extension for Community Health Centers, the National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers that Operate GME Programs: This title provides funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, community health centers, and the National Health Service Corps. It also requires reports from the Government Accountability Office and the Inspector General on the effectiveness and integrity of these programs.

Title II, Supporting the Health Care Workforce: This title establishes a rural residency planning and development program, provides funding for primary care training, telehealth learning, and nurse education programs. It also authorizes appropriations for nurse faculty loans, nurse corps scholarships, and grants for primary care nurse residency training. Additionally, it supports oral health workforce improvement and training, and requires reports on the nursing workforce and impacts on community health centers.

Title III, Reducing Health Care Costs for Patients: This title bans anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to lower-cost care, requires honest billing with unique health identifiers for off-campus outpatient departments, and bans facility fees for certain services. It also provides funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, strengthens hospital price transparency requirements, and requires the publication of a list of hospitals not in compliance with price transparency rules.