The US is suffering a healthcare worker shortage. Experts fear it will only get worse. – The Hill

Story at a glance Jen Reinmuth-Birch decided to go to medical school two years ago, at age 50, in part because of the struggle her ailing parents faced getting care in a medically underserved part of Oregon.  Due to the lack of primary care doctors in their area, Reinmuth-Birch told The Hill her parents have…

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