So Senator Tester and I are working on something to try to protect our local pharmacies.

We need approximately 100,000 more dentists across the United States.

Tuition for many healthcare professional programs is high and can be an impediment to many students.

It is pretty obvious that those people graduating with huge debts are not going to go to rural America, not going to go to urban America.

Last year, the American Association of Medical Colleges projected that over the next decade, as Senator Sanders pointed out, Louisiana will be the third worst in physician shortages of all 50 states.

Despite spending almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other major country, we have massive shortages in health care providers.

I think being able to fund community-based clinic, primary care to expand our funding for primary care residencies, we would be very excited about that.

As Senator Sanders mentioned, we must address their maldistribution in society.

I think this issue is huge and challenging, but one that is very amenable to some bipartisan work that can be done.

if you are looking at a big debt that you need to pay off and there is a major hospital in Boston that will give you x additional salary, we need to at least--even if we don't even if we don't make up the entire amount, we need to offset…

if you are looking at a big debt that you need to pay off and there is a major hospital in Boston that will give you x additional salary, we need to at least--even if we don't even if we don't make up the entire amount, we need to offset…

Last year, the American Association of Medical Colleges projected that over the next decade, as Senator Sanders pointed out, Louisiana will be the third worst in physician shortages of all 50 states.

As Senator Sanders mentioned, we must address their maldistribution in society.

By 2025, the United States will have a shortage of up to 450,000 nurses.

As Senator Sanders mentioned, we must address their maldistribution in society.

Senators should expect two rollcall votes at 4:30 p.m. today and three rollcall votes tomorrow.

The biggest challenge is the limited availability of clinical training opportunities.

The National Health Service Corps is one example of such a program, but it is simply inadequate in many ways to meet current needs.