Health Care Deserts: Nearly 80 Percent Of Rural U.S. Designated As ‘Medically Underserved’

To report on the growing problem, The Washington Post spotlights communities in Texas -- where 159 of the state’s 254 counties have no general surgeons, 121 have no medical specialists, and 35 have no doctors at all. More news on rural health conditions comes out of Minnesota and Oklahoma.

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