{
  "id": 777340,
  "title": "Rural communities bear the brunt of healthcare workforce shortage: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/rural-communities-bear-the-brunt-of-healthcare-workforce-shortage",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:47:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
    "slug": "healthcare-dive",
    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/rural-communities-bear-brunt-of-workforce-shortage/827746/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With the U.S. already facing a deficit of 86,000 physicians by 2036, healthcare cuts could push more rural hospitals to the brink of closure, according to a new study from staffing firm AMN healthcare.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}