I think there is general agreement that we have a shortage of physicians in the country and in rural America in particular.
Bernie Sanders: “I think there is general agreement that we have a shortage of physicians in the country and in rural America in…”
On the recordSeptember 24, 2018
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Sanders highlights the physician shortage in rural areas.
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