Sec. 2. Findings

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The Congress finds the following: Due to an aging population, the retirement of a generation of physicians, and 30,000,000 newly insured under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 110–148), the United States is expected to experience an acute physician workforce shortage in the coming decades, particularly in primary care. If unaddressed, this shortage will compromise the health of the population as well as the ability of the United States to remain competitive in the world.

By 2020, the shortage of primary care doctors is expected to reach 45,000. The shortage will disproportionately impact rural communities and underserved urban communities. The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

(ROTC)model of education and training is a respected and effective way of meeting the Nation’s need for educated and trained officers in the United States Armed Forces, and can be applied to solving the Nation’s primary care shortage. There are 10 applicants for each National Health Service Corps scholarship awarded, indicating the unmet demand for medical scholarships.

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