60 million Americans live in rural parts of this country. We have a way of defining that that's pretty objective. Their life expectancy is about nine years shorter than those in more urban parts of the country. It's massively different. And mental health care issues drive a lot of that. We do not have enough practitioners for mental health support in these areas. (47:10–47:17)
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Asserts that rural Americans have a life expectancy nine years shorter than urban Americans.
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