H.R.5149: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021

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Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2021 This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons. Specifically, HRSA must study (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) program accurately assesses adequacy of access to general surgeons, (2) whether another measure would be more accurate,...

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Sept. 6, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sept. 3, 2021

Introduced in the House by Ami Bera (D-Calif.)

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