Rural America Gets Creative to Attract Much-Needed Doctors

"Training in ‘the sticks,’ sticks," says one medical professional. But first, rural areas have to get doctors there.

Because of the Affordable Care Act, more Americans have health insurance than ever before. But having insurance doesn’t necessarily make it easy to find a doctor when much of the United States is suffering from a shortage of physicians.

by Mattie Quinn

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