I am seriously concerned about the disproportionate number of physicians who elect to practice only in urban settings. leaving rural and innercity neighborhoods underserved and without access to critical medical services. A better use of taxpayer dollars might be to strengthen existing programs already in place to increase access to health care providers and services in underserved areas. This includes the National Health Service Corps. Area Health Education Centers. Interdisciplinary Training for Health Care in Rural Areas. Community Health Centers. Migrant Health Centers. and the Health Professions Workforce Development Program. Those are all good programs. I have seen the community health centers in my own State serve people who otherwise would not receive health care.