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News Center – Page 2 ̵

  • Glimmers of hope in an otherwise bleak COVID landscape?

    December 8, 2020

    Despite the flood of consistently bad news on the pandemic, there are some hopeful signs on the horizon.

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  • Physicians Are Calling It Quits Under Stress of the Pandemic

    November 16, 2020

    Thousands of medical practices are closing, as doctors and nurses decide to retire early or shift to less intense jobs.

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  • Most Physicians Prefer Single-Payer Option Over Medicare For All

    November 12, 2020

    The final installment of The Physician Foundation’s 2020 Survey of America’s Physicians series recently found that 67 percent of physicians prefer a two-tiered system featuring a single-payer option in addition to more traditional private payer coverage.

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  • Physicians Keep Focus on Social Determinants of Health, Eye Reimbursement

    November 6, 2020

    Nearly three-quarters of doctors agree that social determinants of health will put the biggest strain on the healthcare industry come 2021, according to the third part of The Physicians Foundation 2020 Survey of America’s Physicians.

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  • U.S. Physicians Split on Future of Payer Landscape, Survey Shows

    November 6, 2020

    The future of health insurance is one of the most hotly debated topics in the country, and physicians — like most — are split on the best option moving forward. Though over two-thirds of physicians said they prefer a two-tiered insurance system, with a single payer option and private insurance, about 40% said that a Medicare for All system is the best or next-best direction for the U.S. healthcare system, according to a new survey.

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  • Physician And Patient Support Grows For Biden’s Medicare At 60

    November 2, 2020

    Support for Joe Biden’s healthcare reform proposals that include expanding Medicare eligibility to those as young as 60 along with a public option alongside private plans offered under the Affordable Care Act are gaining momentum in healthcare surveys before Tuesday’s election.

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  • Most Physicians Prefer a Public-Private Combo for Health Reform: Survey

    November 2, 2020

    Two thirds of physicians recently surveyed by the Physicians Foundation support a two-tiered healthcare reform plan that combines private insurance with a "single-payer" option.

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  • Surveyed Physicians Up for Hybrid Healthcare, Down on Medicare for All

    October 27, 2020

    U.S. physicians favor the idea of a two-tiered healthcare system, one in which a single-payer option peacefully coexists with private coverage. Their least favorite model? Single-payer Medicare for All.

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  • The Ripple of Telehealth Adoption During COVID-19

    October 19, 2020

    The unprecedented pandemic of COVID-19 has ushered in a new age of telehealth that has not always been present—but a phase that many hope is here to stay. Between 2016 and 2019 alone, tele-visit usage doubled from 14 to 28 percent.

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  • Pandemic Dangers Drive Some Physicians to Switch Jobs, Retire Early

    October 13, 2020

    The Physicians Foundation survey of more than 3,000 U.S. physicians looks at the impact COVID-19 has had on medical practices and its emotional toll on doctors. Results from parts one and two of the three-part survey have been released so far.

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