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PART 4—HEALTH WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT
SEC. 2271. HEALTH WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 761 (42 U.S.C. 294n) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, based upon the classifications and standardized methodologies and procedures developed by the Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment under section 764(b)—

(1) collect data on the health workforce (as defined in section 764(i)), disaggregated by field, discipline, and specialty, with respect to
(A) the supply (including retention) of health professionals relative to the demand for such professionals;
(B) the diversity of health professionals (including with respect to race, ethnic background, and gender); and
(C) the geographic distribution of health professionals; and
(2) collect such data on individuals participating in the programs authorized by subtitles A, B, and C and part 1 of subtitle D of title II of division C of the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.

Why is the Government looking at the diversity of health professionals? Shouldn't the makeup of our health professionals be based on their qualifications?