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The Doctor is Out. Rising Student Loan Debt and the Decline of the Small Medical Practice

Description
Provides a recording of a hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business regarding health profession school debt and the impact on specialization and practice decisions, particularly the reduction of sole practices in rural areas, and methods for addressing these issues. Includes testimony from representatives of the American Physical Therapy Association, American Association of Orthodontics, American College of Physicians, and American Enterprise Institute.
Date
06/2019
Type
Video/Multimedia
Organization
U.S. House of Representatives
Tagged as
Health workforce supply and demand · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Policy · Primary care

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