Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 10
- Latest action
- Jan 22, 2026
What it does
The Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, to conduct a study on whether current methods for designating health professional shortage areas accurately reflect the need for general surgeons in underserved urban, suburban, and rural areas, and to evaluate alternative methodologies—such as using hospital service areas and surgeon-to-population ratios—to better identify general surgery shortage areas. The bill requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress within one year of enactment, consult with stakeholders including medical societies and patient organizations,…
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Where it goes next
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