UPDATE – Health Systems and Strategic Partners Unite to Address Widening Healthcare Gaps in Rural and Underserved CommunitiesNEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Specialty Care Access Coalition (NSCAC), a collaboration of more than 20 major US health systems, today announced its launch to address the growing breakdown in access to medical specialists across the United States. The coalition brings together health systems, clinicians, technology partners, and policy stakeholders to advance multispecialty, tech-enabled specialty care models designed to expand access for rural communities and underserved urban neighborhoods. Unlike existing efforts that focus on single specialties, individual technologies, or isolated pilot programs, the NSCAC is a health system coalition designed to align multispecialty care models, policy reform, and real-world implementation at national scale.
Health Systems and Strategic Partners Unite to Address Widening Healthcare Gaps in Rural and Underserved CommunitiesNEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Specialty Care Access Coalition (NSCAC), a collaboration of more than 20 major US health systems, today announced its launch to address the growing breakdown in access to medical specialists across the United States. The coalition brings together health systems, clinicians, technology partners, and policy stakeholders to advance multispecialty, tech-enabled specialty care models designed to expand access for rural communities and underserved urban neighborhoods. Unlike existing efforts that focus on single specialties, individual technologies, or isolated pilot programs, the NSCAC is a health system coalition designed to align multispecialty care models, policy reform, and real-world implementation at national scale.
