Slide Show: Health Care in Rural Montana | Online NewsHour | July 10, 2009 | PBS

Slide Show: Health Care in Rural Montana | Online NewsHour | July 10, 2009 | PBS

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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.
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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.

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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.

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