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Posted: August 14, 2009    Health Care in Rural Montana Nearly two-thirds of the population of Montana lives outside of the three urban counties in the state. For many residents, doctors -- particularly specialists -- are hard to come by. So rural residents rely on outreach programs and telemedicine to bring medical care closer to home. Flash version requires Flash Player 1 of 6 Scobey, Mont. Main Street in Scobey, Mont., a town of about 1,000 residents nestled next to the Canadian border. According to the Washington, D.C.-based National Rural Health Association, only about 10 percent of U.S. physicians practice in rural areas like this. Photo Credit: Bridget DeSimone PHOTO GALLERIES First Lady Inaugural Fashion Irving Penn, 1917-2009 Community Drug Distributors Target River Blindness		FEATURED CONTENT DEBATE  MARCH 10, 2010 Insurers Under Pressure An insurance spokesman and a reform advocate debate rate hikes, reform. VIDEO  FEB. 26, 2010 The Highlight Reel A look back, from the NewsHour's perspective, at how we got where we are.		BROWSE HEALTH REFORM VIDEO MARCH 18, 2010 Democrats Prep for Possible Weekend Vote on Reform MARCH 17, 2010 Democrats Pressure Holdouts as Health Vote Looms MARCH 16, 2010 Political Scramble Intensifies on Health Bill MARCH 15, 2010 Obama, Democrats Gear Up for Final Reform Push MARCH 11, 2010 Democrats Move Closer to Health Care Reform Votes MARCH 10, 2010 White House Pushes Insurers to Cooperate on Reform MARCH 8, 2010 Obama Targets Insurers in Health Care Reform Push MARCH 3, 2010 Obama Presses Congress to Finish Health Reform FEBRUARY 25, 2010 After Obama's Summit, Any Minds or Votes Changed? FEBRUARY 25, 2010 At Anticipated Summit, Parties Clash Over Reform SUBSCRIBE Podcast RSS Feed Subscribe: XML Subscribe: XML E-mail Alerts (For all Health News) RESOURCE Health Reform Field Guide » RECENT TERMS: Purchasing Pool Individual Mandate Single-payer System "Bending the Cost Curve" Health Insurance Coop RECENT KEY PLAYERS: FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS Students Debate the Role Government Should Play in Providing Health Care NewsHour Extra Health

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