Half of U.S. military bases in the U.S are in 'health care deserts'

Half of U.S. military bases in the country are in 'health care deserts' For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none. NPR

For hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families, when the Pentagon orders them to find health care off base there is none.

An NPR analysis found that 50% of active duty military installations stand within federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSA). Those are places where medical services are hard to find — commonly called “health care deserts.”

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