S 4582·Federal·senate
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026
In CommitteeFiled May 20, 2026
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 20, 2026
Summary
It requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to evaluate where populations do not have adequate access to general surgery, create a method for labeling those places as shortage areas, and publish the results. The aim is to improve surgical care access, especially in rural and other underserved communities.
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