Rural health is losing doctors: Patient access to health care is at risk

When there are fewer physicians practicing in rural parts of the nation, patients living in those areas will have less access to health care. Meanwhile, more physicians must comply with regulations of their employers, but that may not be the best approaches for treating patients. Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO Kelly Kenney, JD, explains the implications of the new study, “Rural Areas Face Steep Declines in Independent Physicians and Practices."