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“Physicians shouldn’t feel like they are at war and patients shouldn’t have to worry about what is guiding the recommendations their physician is making.” —Dr. Diljeet Singh
Betrayal, Burnout & Moral Injury:
Doctors and the
Financialization of Medicine
Featuring Diljeet Singh, MD
President
Physicians for a National Health Program
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Breaking News in Healthcare Reform
“Within two years of physician groups being acquired, the study found, physician prices increased an average of 15.1%.”
Hospitals Scoop Up Physician Practices, Driving Prices Up
Axios | Tina Reed | July 21, 2025
“Insurers are proposing a median premium increase of 15% for 2026, KFF said, citing data from rate filings of 105 insurers across 19 states.”
U.S. Health Insurers Seek Largest Jump in Obamacare Premiums Since 2018, Study Shows
Reuters | Christy Santhosh | July 18, 2025
“Insurers offering Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans were fined more money in the first four months of this year than in the past four years combined….”
Civil Monetary Penalties Against Medicare Advantage, Medicare Drug Plans Rising, CMS Data Shows
Healthcare Dive | Rebecca Pifer | July 18, 2025
“The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 8.2 million people who get ACA insurance now will become uninsured over the next decade….”
ACA Health Insurance Will Cost the Average Person 75% More Next Year, Research Shows
NPR | Selena Simmons-Duffin | July 18, 2025
“Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) reintroduced the State-Based Universal Health Care Act, which would give states the power and federal funds to develop and implement their own universal health care programs.”
Legislation Paves Way For States to Lead the Way on Single-Payer Health Care
Public Citizen | Eagan Kemp | July 15, 2025
“The biggest number of people becoming uninsured will be Americans enrolled in Medicaid, which currently covers more than 78 million people.”
How 17M Americans Enrolled in Medicaid and ACA Plans Could Lose Their Health Insurance by 2034
The Conversation | Simon F. Haeder | July 15, 2025
“We still don’t really have a clear picture of how deep it’s going to go, and they’re trying to just shove this thing through.”
Valley Health Clinics Brace for Impact to Services, Patients from Medicaid Provisions of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The Intersection | Tim Sheehan | July 15, 2025
“GOP lawmakers were more worried about angering Trump than facing backlash from local hospitals and constituents back home.”
Why the Health Care Lobby Failed to Stop Cuts to Medicaid Funding
NPR | Phil Galewitz, Stephanie Armour | July 14, 2025
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