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S 3166 114th Congress Senate Health Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health personnel Surgery and anesthesia

Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016

Introduced: July 12, 2016 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jul 12, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 12, 2016
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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.

What's happening now July 12, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4959 Identical bill Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 12, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3166: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3166/
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"S. 3166: Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3166/.
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