Expand access to general surgery in underserved communities by establishing a federal framework for general surgery shortage areas.

introduced the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to strengthen how the federal government identifies communities that lack access to general surgeons and to help expand access to care by establishing a framework for general surgery shortage areas

Bera introduced legislation to create a federal framework for identifying general surgery shortage areas and expanding access to surgical care in underserved places.

Rep. Bera Introduces Bill to Expand Access to General Surgery in Underserved Communities | U.S. Representative Ami Bera
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Representative Bera introduced legislation to reform intake and management for patients at VA hospitals after the preventable death of a Vietnam veteran at Mather VA Hospital in Sacramento County.

Commits to legislative reform of VA hospital intake and patient management processes.

Veterans
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