The crowd gathers near the front entrance on Friday morning as the gates prepared to open. Underinsured and uninsured patients flocked to Wise, Va. from 16 states in hopes of getting treated. America's War on Healthcare For three days in late July, hundreds of medical and dental professionals and students descended on the mountains of Southwest Virginia to treat the underinsured or uninsured with the help of Remote Area Medical. In that time over 2,700 patients were seen, giving hope to the neglected people of rural America.