HR 4959 · 114th Congress · Health

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-04-15· Sponsored by Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2016-04-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access or whether another measure or designation would be more appropriate. HHS must consider potential methodologies for designating surgical health professional shortage areas.…

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Cosponsors (20)

10 Democrats10 Republicans