California recruits doctors by paying off their med school debt

The promise of paying off medical school debt. That's how California is trying to recruit health care providers amid a shortage of doctors and dentists especially ones treating low-income patients. In exchange for paying off debt, these men and women pledge that at least 30% of their caseloads will be dedicated to patients in the state's medical program. Yahoo Finance's Adam Shapiro and Julie Hyman discuss with the panel.

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