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Will free medical school make health care more affordable?

Feb. 20, 2019

Various kinds of medicine. Credit: ABDULLAH SOLIMAN/CC BY 2.0.

Kaiser Permanente is building its first medical school, and tuition will be free for the first five graduating classes. NYU is offering free tuition indefinitely.

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