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How Trump’s immigration ban could worsen rural doctor shortage

Dan Gorenstein Feb 2, 2017
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How Trump’s immigration ban could worsen rural doctor shortage

Dan Gorenstein Feb 2, 2017
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There’s a big problem with doctors in rural areas — there aren’t enough to go around.

One solution has been to hire foreign-born doctors, which is why President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban has a lot of people in rural areas worried. How will this reduce the number of available physicians and other medical professionals when there’s already a shortage?

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