As one of the principal authors of H.R. 1200. the American Health Security Act. I worked hard to see that access for the medically underserved was given special attention. H.R. 1200 doubles available funding for community. migrant and homeless health centers. and affords these essential providers certain payment and contracting safeguards to ensure their financial viability. Further. it calls for a significant expansion of the National Health Service Corps to ensure that our medical education establishment Is producing the kinds of doctors our health system desperately needsprimary care physiciansand that they are trained and practice In the areas that need them most. I am heartened that health reform proposals from all sides of the political spectrum recognize that access must be expanded in underserved communities.