Chairman. H.R. 7806. the Health Programs Extension Act. is a device to buy time and thereby avoid the wholesale disruption or scrapping of a number of vital programs. These programs include public health training. the HillBurton hospital construction program. regional medical programs. community mental health centers. allied health training. migrant health. and family planning and population research. To be sure. many of the programs extended by this bill need to be reappraised. Members of the medical community whom I have consulted have been quick to agree that there is a need for restructuring certain programs to meet the changing health needs of our country.