Also. this bill will encourage students to enter the allied health professions and thus improve our general health delivery system. Nursing is an essential part of that system. and as such. will receive significant funding increases through this bill. Included in the measure are moneys for advanced training programs. for nurse practitioners. and for midwives. The community health centers and migrant health centers are authorized with increased funding. Opponents of this bill will argue that it is too expensive. $172.5 million in fiscal year 1985. It should be pointed out that these moneys would be very well spent and will help reduce health expenditures in future years.