We drove miles to go see the one doc. So I'm very familiar how important it is and how special it is to have rural doctors. Oklahoma's physician to patient ratio was 39% worse than the national average. Currently 1/3 33% of Oklahoma's physicians are within retirement age. So physician access will only decline unless changes are made. We are not keeping up with demand. (00:52–00:57)
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