According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, individuals living in rural and isolated areas face special challenges in receiving timely, quality health care (Fact, 2006). These areas often suffer from shortages of physicians and other health care providers, and the costs of providing quality health care in a rural health infrastructure can extend beyond available resources (Fact, 2006). This means that some people who need care can’t get it simply because there is no one there to provide it. It is hard to convince the general practitioner to set up shop in rural America. What is in it for him? There have been several ideas put forth to try and rectify this problem. Discuss your thoughts on the impact of policies that call for improving the facilities in urban and rural communities when there are no healthcare staff that want to come to these areas. Is it an example of “If you build it they will come?”
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