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Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing as the panel seeks reassurances about problems with the debut of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans on the committee emphasized their longstanding criticism of the law, citing examples of cancellations and increased costs while raising questions about cyber-security for healthcare.gov. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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waits in a warming tent in the cold pre-dawn hours to be let into the Remote Area Medical's facilities to be seen by a doctor at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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David McCormick of Buena Vista, Va. has all his teeth removed because they were rotting and painful, by Dentist Frank Serio of Bluefield, Va. at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Patients wait to be seen by a doctor at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A patient has dental work done at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Lori Henderson of Lexington, Va., second from left, gets her flu shot from public health nurse Laura Brown of Rock Ridge Baths, Va., left, as others sit on bleachers and wait to be seen by doctors at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A tired man and young lady wait together to be seen by a doctor at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Donald Harris of Buena Vista, Va, right, waits with others to be seen by a doctor at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Donald Harris of Buena Vista, Va, right, talks with a support staff member as he waits with others to be seen by a doctor at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Suzanne Sheppard of Lexington, Va., right, picks out frames for her new eye glasses after getting an eye exam at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Iowa Department of Corrections is Nick Rhoades who was sentenced in 2009 in Iowa to 25 years in prison for failure to notify his sex partner he carried the HIV virus. The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Monday, March 10, 2014 in Rhoades case to consider whether to uphold his conviction under Iowa's HIV transmission law. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Corrections, File)
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Chris Gilliam of Buena Vista, Va., center, gets his eyes tested at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Suzanne Sheppard of Lexington, Va. picks out frames for her new eye glasses after getting an eye exam at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Chris Gilliam of Buena Vista, Va., center, gets his eyes tested at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Suzanne Sheppard of Lexington, Va., center, gets her eyes tested by optometrist John Leeth, left, at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Suzanne Sheppard of Lexington, Va., center, gets her eyes tested by optometrist John Leeth, left, at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Suzanne Sheppard of Lexington, Va., center, gets her eyes tested by optometrist John Leeth, left, at the Remote Area Medical's facilities at Southern Virginia University, Buena Vista, Va., Saturday, March 1, 2014. Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps (RAM) is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based, non-profit, volunteer, airborne medical relief corps that provides free health care, dental care, eye care, veterinary services, and technical and educational assistance to people in remote areas of the United States, and around the world for people that need it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
