Access to Community Care Act of 2026

This bill changes how the federal health department reviews applications from community health centers that want to expand their services. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give special consideration to expansion applications for areas that meet certain conditions. These include areas that saw a large increase in new patients after a nearby Federally qualified health center closed in the past four years. They also include areas affected by a declared public health emergency, or by a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency, in the past year.

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• Sharice Davids Democrat sponsor
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