Twelve of Montana’s 56 counties do not have a primary care physician, which forces thousands of state residents to cross county borders to seek primary care, according to the report.
Officials in Montana are proposing a ‘grow your own’ strategy to solving the problem, according to the report. The idea is to create and promote programs that incentivize medical students from Montana to become professional healthcare providers in their home state.
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