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Rural health is losing doctors: Dramatic results over a five-year period

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Richard Payerchin

Reviewing the state of rural health care with the Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO Kelly Kenney, JD.

From 2019 to the start of 2024, rural America saw a decrease in the numbers of doctors and medical practices across the nation. Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) CEO Kelly Kenney, JD, describes the findings from PAI’s new report, “Rural Areas Face Steep Declines in Independent Physicians and Practices."

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