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Vicente Gonzalez: “In the Rio Grande Valley, we are short a thousand physicians…”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

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Congressman Vicente Gonzalez on Inside Valley Politics

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

Many health care providers go into other things or go to other communities. And we become, we become communities with less health care than we had before. And In the Rio Grande Valley, we are short a thousand physicians right now. Right now, we're short 1,000 physicians. And it impacts the outcome and the health care we have. And I'm never going to stop fighting for health care for South Texas. (02:34–02:40)

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Asserts a current shortage of 1,000 physicians in the Rio Grande Valley.

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