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The Healthcare Workforce Shortage Is Growing; States Are Rushing To Fix It
- New study finds rural areas face the steepest physician shortages as the workforce declines.
- Wait times for care have risen, signaling strain on the system amid aging demographics.
- States are acting to ease shortages, including licensing reforms for foreign medical graduates.
- Several states have passed laws to improve foreign medical licensing requirements.
- Efforts also target reducing administrative burdens to free clinicians for patient care.
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