doctor shortage

In Ohio, 81 of the 88 counties have at least one primary care shortage area, according to data from the Health Resources and Service Administration. These areas, called “health deserts,” occur twice as often in rural areas. A new program by Wright State University could help with this issue by training students to be rural primary care providers.

The nation’s medical colleges are predicting a looming shortage of doctors. That has a state representative proposing some changes to the laws on…