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Texas primary care doctor shortage spikes during the pandemic; rural Texans hit hardest

Bonnie Petrie

Texas’s primary care doctor shortage has taken a sharp turn for the worse during the pandemic, and one rural family doctor is pleading with state lawmakers to do something about it.