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If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis

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If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis

Season 25 Episode 18 | 25m 43s | CC

Rural hospitals around America are closing at alarming rates, leaving communities without care. Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Ramin Bahrani visits Appalachia, where American communities are left with limited or no access to healthcare. Explore the rural healthcare crisis in the South through the eyes of those struggling in it and the dedicated doctors trying to reach them.

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