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Physician Shortage Worries Rural Communities But Gets Little Attention In Health Bills
Many rural hospitals are against the ropes financially, leaving their administrators and patients wary of health bills that could cut Medicare payments. Access to physicians in those and other communities is already limited - with the United States facing a shortage of as many as 40,000 family doctors in the next decade.
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