Bridging The Gap In Rural Health Access
on Tue, 2019-11-12 14:27 Alyssa
Nearly 78 million people live in the 7,500-plus areas designated as primary care health professional shortage areas by the Department of Health and Human Services (as of November 2019). Approximately 65 percent of these shortage areas are in rural parts of the country.
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[1] https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20191106.337502/full/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Health%20Affairs%20%20November%20Issue%3A%20Household%20Costs%2C%20Food%20%20%20More%3B%20Conscience%20Rule%3B%20Financial%20Hardships%20Of%20Medicare%20Beneficiaries%20With%20Serious%20Illness%3B%20Vaccine%20Policy%20And%20Religious%20Beliefs&utm_campaign=HASU