H.R. 10727: Access to Community Care Act of 2026

This bill would change how the federal government reviews certain applications to expand community health services under the Public Health Service Act.

What it would do

It would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give special consideration to applications from eligible entities that want to expand services in areas that meet one of these conditions:

• The area saw a large increase in new patients because a nearby Federally Qualified Health Center closed within the last four years.
• The area was affected by a federally declared public health emergency in the previous year.
• The area was affected by a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency in the previous year.

Practical effect

In plain terms, the bill is meant to help communities that suddenly have less access to care or higher demand for services receive priority when federal officials are deciding which service expansion requests to approve. It does not create a new program or funding stream by itself; instead, it changes the priority rules for existing applications.

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