Provides incentives for more family doctors to practice in rural and urban areas. The health security plan will give financial breaks to doctors and nurses who work in underserved rural and urban areas. It will expand the National Health Service Corps. Two of three rural counties today do not have enough doctors and 111 rural counties have no physician at all. Increases funding for prevention research.
Preventive care keeps people healthier and saves money at the same time.
Promotes research on the effectiveness of treatments. Today, a lack of information about the most cost-effective methods of treatment often leads to expensive defensive medicine and wide variation in treatments and costs. The plan's investments in research into what treatments really work will help improve the quality of care.