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1662School</span></a></td> 1663</tr> 1664<tr height="17"> 1665<td class="xl67" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2023/7/8/kern-county-hospital-authority-accused-of-overpaying-for-exe.html"><span style="color: blue;">Kern County Hospital Authority Accused of Overpaying for Executive</span></a></td> 1666</tr> 1667<tr height="17"> 1668<td class="xl67" height="17"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2023/7/8/kern-county-hospital-authority-accused-of-overpaying-for-exe.html"><span style="color: blue;">Services</span></a></td> 1669</tr> 1670<tr height="17"> 1671<td class="xl67" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2023/4/3/swjpccs-associate-editor-has-essay-on-reining-in-air-polluti.html"><span style="color: blue;">SWJPCCS Associate Editor has Essay on Reining in Air Pollution Published</span></a></td> 1672</tr> 1673<tr height="17"> 1674<td class="xl67" height="17"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2023/4/3/swjpccs-associate-editor-has-essay-on-reining-in-air-polluti.html"><span style="color: blue;">in NY Times</span></a></td> 1675</tr> 1676<tr height="17"> 1677<td class="xl67" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2022/11/21/amazon-launches-new-messaged-based-virtual-healthcare-servic.html"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon Launches New Messaged-Based Virtual Healthcare Service</span></a></td> 1678</tr> 1679<tr height="17"> 1680<td class="xl68" width="466" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2022/10/30/hospitals-say-they-lose-money-on-medicare-patients-but-make.html"><span style="color: blue;">Hospitals Say They Lose Money on Medicare Patients but Make Millions</span></a></td> 1681</tr> 1682<tr height="17"> 1683<td class="xl67" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2022/1/27/trust-in-science-now-deeply-polarized.html"><span style="color: blue;">Trust in Science Now Deeply Polarized</span></a></td> 1684</tr> 1685<tr height="17"> 1686<td class="xl68" width="466" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2021/10/25/swjpcc-associate-editor-featured-in-albuquerque-journal.html"><span style="color: blue;">SWJPCC Associate Editor Featured in Albuquerque Journal</span></a></td> 1687</tr> 1688<tr height="17"> 1689<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2020/8/18/poisoning-by-hand-sanitizers.html"><span style="color: blue;">Poisoning by Hand Sanitizers</span></a></td> 1690</tr> 1691<tr height="17"> 1692<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="https://www.swjpcc.com/news/2020/4/21/healthcare-layoffs-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.html"><span style="color: blue;">Healthcare Layoffs During the COVID-19 Pandemic</span></a></td> 1693</tr> 1694<tr height="17"> 1695<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2020/2/4/practice-fusion-admits-to-opioid-kickback-scheme.html"><span style="color: blue;">Practice Fusion Admits to Opioid Kickback Scheme</span></a></td> 1696</tr> 1697<tr height="17"> 1698<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/12/9/arizona-medical-schools-offer-free-tuition-for-primary-care.html"><span style="color: blue;">Arizona Medical Schools Offer Free Tuition for Primary Care Commitment</span></a></td> 1699</tr> 1700<tr height="17"> 1701<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/10/11/determining-if-drug-price-increases-are-justified.html"><span style="color: blue;">Determining if Drug Price Increases are Justified</span></a></td> 1702</tr> 1703<tr height="17"> 1704<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/9/21/court-overturns-cms-site-neutral-payment-policy.html"><span style="color: blue;">Court Overturns CMS' Site-Neutral Payment Policy</span></a></td> 1705</tr> 1706<tr height="17"> 1707<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/8/22/pulmonary-disease-linked-to-vaping.html"><span style="color: blue;">Pulmonary Disease Linked to Vaping</span></a></td> 1708</tr> 1709<tr height="17"> 1710<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/8/19/ceo-compensation-one-reason-healthcare-costs-so-much.html"><span style="color: blue;">CEO Compensation-One Reason Healthcare Costs So Much</span></a></td> 1711</tr> 1712<tr height="17"> 1713<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/7/20/doctor-or-money-shortage-in-california.html"><span style="color: blue;">Doctor or Money Shortage in California?</span></a></td> 1714</tr> 1715<tr height="17"> 1716<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/3/7/fda-commissioner-gottlieb-resigns.html"><span style="color: blue;">FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Resigns</span></a></td> 1717</tr> 1718<tr height="17"> 1719<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/3/4/physicians-generate-an-average-24-million-a-year-per-hospita.html"><span style="color: blue;">Physicians Generate an Average $2.4 Million a Year Per Hospital</span></a></td> 1720</tr> 1721<tr height="17"> 1722<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2019/1/14/drug-prices-continue-to-rise.html"><span style="color: blue;">
1722Drug Prices Continue to Rise</span></a></td> 1723</tr> 1724<tr height="17"> 1725<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/11/13/new-center-for-physician-rights.html"><span style="color: blue;">New Center for Physician Rights</span></a></td> 1726</tr> 1727<tr height="17"> 1728<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/11/5/cms-decreases-clinic-visit-payments-to-hospital-employed-phy.html"><span style="color: blue;">CMS Decreases Clinic Visit Payments to Hospital-Employed Physicians</span></a></td> 1729</tr> 1730<tr height="17"> 1731<td class="xl66" height="17"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/11/5/cms-decreases-clinic-visit-payments-to-hospital-employed-phy.html"><span style="color: blue;">and Expands Decreases in Drug Payments 340B Cuts</span></a></td> 1732</tr> 1733<tr height="17"> 1734<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/10/24/big-pharma-gives-millions-to-congress.html"><span style="color: blue;">Big Pharma Gives Millions to Congress</span></a></td> 1735</tr> 1736<tr height="17"> 1737<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/6/16/gilbert-hospital-and-florence-hospital-at-anthem-closed.html"><span style="color: blue;">Gilbert Hospital and Florence Hospital at Anthem Closed</span></a></td> 1738</tr> 1739<tr height="17"> 1740<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/6/15/cms-star-ratings-miscalculated.html"><span style="color: blue;">CMS’ Star Ratings Miscalculated</span></a></td> 1741</tr> 1742<tr height="17"> 1743<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/2/15/va-announces-aggressive-new-approach-to-produce-rapid-improv.html"><span style="color: blue;">VA Announces Aggressive New Approach to Produce Rapid Improvements</span></a></td> 1744</tr> 1745<tr height="17"> 1746<td class="xl66" height="17"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/2/15/va-announces-aggressive-new-approach-to-produce-rapid-improv.html"><span style="color: blue;">in VA Medical Centers</span></a></td> 1747</tr> 1748<tr height="17"> 1749<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/2/13/healthcare-payments-under-the-budget-deal-mostly-good-news-f.html"><span style="color: blue;">Healthcare Payments Under the Budget Deal: Mostly Good News</span></a></td> 1750</tr> 1751<tr height="17"> 1752<td class="xl66" height="17"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/2/13/healthcare-payments-under-the-budget-deal-mostly-good-news-f.html"><span style="color: blue;">for Physicians</span></a></td> 1753</tr> 1754<tr height="17"> 1755<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/1/19/hospitals-plan-to-start-their-own-generic-drug-company.html"><span style="color: blue;">Hospitals Plan to Start Their Own Generic Drug Company</span></a></td> 1756</tr> 1757<tr height="17"> 1758<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/1/15/flu-season-and-trehalose.html"><span style="color: blue;">Flu Season and Trehalose</span></a></td> 1759</tr> 1760<tr height="17"> 1761<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/1/13/medpac-votes-to-scrap-mips.html"><span style="color: blue;">MedPAC Votes to Scrap MIPS</span></a></td> 1762</tr> 1763<tr height="17"> 1764<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/1/11/cms-announces-new-payment-model.html"><span style="color: blue;">CMS Announces New Payment Model</span></a></td> 1765</tr> 1766<tr height="17"> 1767<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2018/1/3/varenicline-chantix-associated-with-increased-cardiovascular.html"><span style="color: blue;">Varenicline (Chantix®) Associated with Increased Cardiovascular Events</span></a></td> 1768</tr> 1769<tr height="17"> 1770<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/12/13/tax-cuts-could-threaten-physicians.html"><span style="color: blue;">Tax Cuts Could Threaten Physicians</span></a></td> 1771</tr> 1772<tr height="17"> 1773<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/11/14/trump-nominates-former-pharmaceutical-executive-as-hhs-secre.html"><span style="color: blue;">Trump Nominates Former Pharmaceutical Executive as HHS Secretary</span></a></td> 1774</tr> 1775<tr height="17"> 1776<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/10/29/arizona-averages-over-25-opioid-overdoses-per-day.html"><span style="color: blue;">Arizona Averages Over 25 Opioid Overdoses Per Day</span></a></td> 1777</tr> 1778<tr height="17"> 1779<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/10/19/maryvale-hospital-to-close.html"><span style="color: blue;">Maryvale Hospital to Close</span></a></td> 1780</tr> 1781<tr height="17"> 1782<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/10/10/california-enacts-drug-pricing-transparency-bill.html"><span style="color: blue;">California Enacts Drug Pricing Transparency Bill</span></a></td> 1783</tr> 1784<tr height="17"> 1785<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/7/18/senate-health-bill-lacks-50-votes-needed-to-proceed.html"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Health Bill Lacks 50 Votes Needed to Proceed</span></a></td> 1786</tr> 1787<tr height="17"> 1788<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/7/14/medi-cal-blamed-for-poor-care-in-lawsuit.html"><span style="color: blue;">
1788Medi-Cal Blamed for Poor Care in Lawsuit</span></a></td> 1789</tr> 1790<tr height="17"> 1791<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/7/13/senate-republican-leadership-releases-revised-aca-repeal-and.html"><span style="color: blue;">Senate Republican Leadership Releases Revised ACA Repeal and Replace Bill</span></a></td> 1792</tr> 1793<tr height="17"> 1794<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/6/27/mortality-rate-will-likely-increase-under-senate-healthcare.html"><span style="color: blue;">Mortality Rate Will Likely Increase Under Senate Healthcare Bill</span></a></td> 1795</tr> 1796<tr height="17"> 1797<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/6/15/university-of-arizona-phoenix-receives-full-accreditation.html"><span style="color: blue;">University of Arizona-Phoenix Receives Full Accreditation</span></a></td> 1798</tr> 1799<tr height="17"> 1800<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/6/12/limited-choice-of-obamacare-insurers-in-some-parts-of-the-so.html"><span style="color: blue;">Limited Choice of Obamacare Insurers in Some Parts of the Southwest</span></a></td> 1801</tr> 1802<tr height="17"> 1803<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/4/14/gottlieb-the-fda-and-dumbing-down-medicine.html"><span style="color: blue;">Gottlieb, the FDA and Dumbing Down Medicine</span></a></td> 1804</tr> 1805<tr height="17"> 1806<td class="xl66" height="17"><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/2/10/salary-surveys-report-declines-in-pulmonologist-allergist-an.html"><span style="color: blue;">Salary Surveys Report Declines in Pulmonologist, Allergist and Nurse </span></a></td> 1807</tr> 1808<tr height="17"> 1809<td class="xl66" height="17"><span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://www.swjpcc.com/news/2017/2/10/salary-surveys-report-declines-in-pulmonologist-allergist-an.html"><span style="color: blue;">Incomes</span></a></td> 1810</tr> 1811</tbody> 1812</table> 1813<p> </p> 1814<p><span>For complete news listings click <a href="/storage/manuscript-lists/postings-by-category/News%201-23-25.xlsx">here</a>. <strong><br /></strong></span></p> 1815<p><span>The <em>Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care</em> <em>& Sleep</em> periodically publishes news articles relevant to pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine which are not covered by major medical journals.</span></p> 1816<p><span>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p> </div> 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 <div class="list-journal-entry-wrapper"> 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829<div class="journal-entry-wrapper post-text authored-by-ereece "> 1830<div id="item36487226" class="journal-entry"> 1831 1832 <div class="journal-entry-float-day"><span class="name">Thursday</span></div><div class="journal-entry-float-date"><span class="month">Jan</span><span class="date">23</span><span class="year">2025</span></div> 1833 1834 1835 1836 <div class="journal-entry-text"> 1837 1838 1839 <h2 class="title"> 1840 1841 1842 1843 <a class="journal-entry-navigation-current" href="/news/2025/1/23/trump-administration-assaults-nih-and-who-rfk-jrs-nomination.html">Trump Administration Assaults NIH and WHO-RFK Jrâs Nomination Hearing Scheduled</a> 1844 1845 1846 1847 </h2> 1848 1849 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-title"><span class="posted-on"> <img title="Date" alt="Date" class="inline-icon date-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 11:32AM</span> </div> 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 <div class="body"> 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 <p>Given all the commotion that has been occurring in Washington over the Gaetz and Hegseth nominations, preparations for mass deportation, birthright citizenship, and government DEI programs, several healthcare news stories have flown under the radar. Below is a summary.</p> 1860<p>Science is reporting that yesterday the Trump administration imposed several restrictions on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which will have an impact on grants and scientific exchange (1). These included the abrupt cancellation of meetings including grant review panels, communications “pause”, a freeze on hiring, and an indefinite ban on travel. The moves have generated extensive confusion and uncertainty at the nation’s largest research agency, which has become a target for Trump’s political allies. For example, officials halted midstream a training workshop for junior scientists, called off a workshop on adolescent learning minutes before it was to begin, and canceled meetings of two advisory councils. Panels that were scheduled to review grant proposals also received eleventh-hour word that they wouldn’t be meeting. Without such meetings, NIH cannot make research awards.</p> 1861<p>The hiring freeze is governmentwide, whereas a pause on communications and travel appears to be limited to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NIH’s parent agency. Such pauses are not unprecedented when a new administration comes in. But some NIH staff suggested these measures, which include pulling job ads and rescinding offers, are more extreme than any previously.</p> 1862<p>HHS announced a communications ban through 1 February. It orders a stop on the publishing of regulations, guidance documents, grant announcements, social media posts, press releases, and other “communications,” and the canceling of speaking engagements. Any exceptions must be applied for and approved through the president’s appointees.</p> 1863<p>The various directives have shaken the vast community of extramural scientists NIH supports. “[We] have not seen anything concrete from NIH yet,” said one scientist at a major academic medical center. “But just like about everyone in science, we are worried and waiting.”</p> 1864<p>The fears of many in global health also came true. Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Trump signed an executive order announcing his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) (2). The executive order also directs the Secretary of State to “cease negotiations” on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty to better prepare the world for future pandemics, which has been in difficult negotiations for years. Ironically there’s a chance Trump may have inadvertently helped those negotiations: “Ironically [the treaty] might have a better chance without the U.S., as countries may unite in opposition to Trump and all he stands for.”</p> 1865<p>In October 2020, the New England Journal of Medicine, in an editorial signed by 34 editors, denounced the Trump administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic (3). The article marked the first time in the medical journal's 200-year history that it had condemned or supported any political candidate. In the editorial, the journal strongly criticized the Trump administration's rejection of scientific expertise; its attempts to politicize and undermine the FDA, NIH, and CDC; and its decision "to ignore and even denigrate experts" within government institutions.</p> 1866<p>“I’m struck by just how silly and petty this is,” says Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk, an expert on battling disease emergencie
1866s who serves as a high-level adviser to WHO (2). Trump previously tried to pull the U.S. out of WHO in 2020 “because he needed a scapegoat for his own failings on COVID-19” and apparently hasn’t gotten over his grudge against the agency, Konyndyk says. “It’s not the way a nation that considers itself a great power should behave.”</p> 1867<p>After weeks of watching his fellow nominees advance to hearings and votes, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will finally get his moment in the Capitol spotlight as he faces his long-awaited Senate confirmation hearing (4). Kennedy’s hearing to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is scheduled for Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. He will face questions from members of the Senate Finance Committee, which directly oversees the department.</p> 1868<p>During his first term as president, Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly politicized science by pressuring or overriding health and science agencies to change their reporting and recommendations so as to conform to his policies and public comments (5). This was particularly true with regard to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent NIH and WHO decisions and RFK Jr’s nomination appear to represent little more than political payback to the medical and scientific communities.</p> 1869<p><strong><em>Richard A. Robbins MD</em></strong></p> 1870<p>Editor, SWJPCCS</p> 1871<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>References</em></strong></p> 1872<ol> 1873<li>Wadman M, Kaiser J. Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring. Science. January 22, 2025. Available at: <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring">https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring</a> (accessed 1/22/25).</li> 1874<li> Vogel G. ‘Cataclysmic’: Trump’s decision to leave WHO causes uproar among global health experts. Science. January 21, 2025. Available at: <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/cataclysmic-trump-s-decision-leave-who-causes-uproar-among-global-health-experts">https://www.science.org/content/article/cataclysmic-trump-s-decision-leave-who-causes-uproar-among-global-health-experts</a> (accessed 1/22/25).</li> 1875<li> Editors. Dying in a Leadership Vacuum. N Engl J Med. 2020 Oct 8;383(15):1479-1480. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMe2029812">[CrossRef]</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33027574/">[PubMed]</a></li> 1876<li> Aneeta Mathur-Ashton A. RFK Jr. Finally Got a Confirmation Hearing. What Comes Next? US News & World Report. Jan. 23, 2025. Available at: <a href="https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-01-23/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-robert-f-kennedy-jr-to-get-a-confirmation-hearing">https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-01-23/why-did-it-take-so-long-for-robert-f-kennedy-jr-to-get-a-confirmation-hearing</a> (accessed 1/23/25).</li> 1877<li> Plumer B, Davenport C. Science Under Attack: How Trump Is Sidelining Researchers and Their Work. New York Times. Dec. 28, 2019. Available at: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210215173844/https:/www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/climate/trump-administration-war-on-science.html">https://web.archive.org/web/20210215173844/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/climate/trump-administration-war-on-science.html</a> (accessed 1/23/25). </li> 1878</ol> 1879<div>Cite as: Robbins RA. Trump Administration Assaults NIH and WHO-RFK Jr’s Nomination Hearing Scheduled. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2025;30(1):11-13. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs004-25">https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs004-25</a> <a href="/storage/manuscripts/volume-30/issue-1-jan-2025/004-25/004-25.pdf">PDF</a></div> 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 </div> 1888 1889 1890 1891 </div> 1892 1893 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-body"> 1894 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line1"><span class="posted-by"> <a href="/news/author/ereece"> <img title="Author" alt="Author" class="inline-icon user-registered-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Rick Robbins, M.D.</a></span> | <span class="post-comments"><a href="/news/2025/1/23/trump-administration-assaults-nih-and-who-rfk-jrs-nomination.html#comments"> <img title="Comment" alt="Comment" class="inline-icon comment-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />1 Comment</a></span> | <span class="share-item"><a href="javascript:noop();" onclick="Squarespace.Interaction.shareLink(this,'%2Fnews%2F2025%2F1%2F23%2Ftrump-administration-assaults-nih-and-who-rfk-jrs-nomination.html','Trump%20Administration%20Assaults%20NIH%20and%20WHO-RFK%20Jr%E2%80%99s%20Nomination%20Hearing%20Scheduled');">
1894 <img title="Share Article" alt="Share Article" class="inline-icon share-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Share Article </a></span> </div> 1895 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line2"></div> 1896 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line3"></div> 1897 </div> 1898 1899 1900 <div class="clearer"></div> 1901 1902</div> 1903</div> 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911<div class="journal-entry-wrapper post-text authored-by-ereece "> 1912<div id="item36474057" class="journal-entry"> 1913 1914 <div class="journal-entry-float-day"><span class="name">Friday</span></div><div class="journal-entry-float-date"><span class="month">Jul</span><span class="date">12</span><span class="year">2024</span></div> 1915 1916 1917 1918 <div class="journal-entry-text"> 1919 1920 1921 <h2 class="title"> 1922 1923 1924 1925 <a class="journal-entry-navigation-current" href="/news/2024/7/12/cms-proposes-increased-reimbursement-for-hospitals-but-a-dec-1.html">CMS Proposes Increased Reimbursement for Hospitals but a Decrease for Physicians in 2025</a> 1926 1927 1928 1929 </h2> 1930 1931 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-title"><span class="posted-on"> <img title="Date" alt="Date" class="inline-icon date-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Friday, July 12, 2024 at 8:00AM</span> </div> 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 <div class="body"> 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 <p>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed changes to the fee schedule for 2025 on July 10. Hospital compensation will increase by 2.6% from 2024 for hospital outpatient services and 2.8% for inpatient services (1). In contrast, physician payment will <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">DECREASE</span> </strong>2.8% (2).<strong> </strong>This continues the trend in CMS reimbursement. Over the past 20 years, physician pay has plummeted by 26% when adjusted for inflation while hospital reimbursement has surged by 70% (3).</p> 1942<p>The proposal drew quick criticism from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) (3). "With CMS estimating a fifth consecutive year of Medicare payment reductions — this time by 2.8 percent — it's evident that Congress must solve this problem," AMA President Bruce Scott, MD, said. "In addition to the cut, CMS predicts that the Medicare Economic Index — the measure of practice cost inflation — will increase by 3.6 percent. Facing this widening gap between what Medicare pays physicians and the cost of delivering quality care to patients, physicians are urging Congress to pass a reform package that would permanently strengthen Medicare." MGMA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Anders Gilberg, said the 2.8% reduction to the conversion factor would be alarming in the best circumstances, but to propose doing so at a time when 92% of medical groups report increased operating costs and are otherwise struggling to remain financially viable is critically short-sighted. Gilberg added "Medicare physician reimbursement is on a dire trajectory and these ongoing cuts continue to undermine the ability of medical practices to keep their doors open and function effectively — the need for comprehensive reform is paramount".</p> 1943<p>Over the time period of decreasing physician reimbursement, there has been a dramatic change in physician employment. Now 77% of physicians are employed, a dramatic increase from 26% only 10 years ago (5). The reason most often cited has been declining reimbursement. Although cost containment is often cited as a reason for the decline in physician payments. It should be apparent that CMS’ “cost containments” have done little to stem the rising costs of healthcare (6). Some have associated increasing physician employment for decreasing access and quality of care (4,7).</p> 1944<p>A recent comment from George Parides asserts “what is happening now is what the government, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and all hospital systems want to happen. They want full, and I mean FULL control of all physicians …” (8). Nothing has really changed with the proposed changes in fee schedules. The trend of healthcare away from a charitable, not-for-profit 501c to a not-for-profit in name only business focused on revenue and profits continues (7). </p> 1945<p><strong><em>Richard A. Robbins MD</em></strong></p> 1946<p><strong><em>Editor, SWJPCC</em></strong></p> 1947<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>References</em></strong></p> 1948<ol> 1949<li>CMS. CY 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory
1949Surgical Center Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS 1809-P). July 10,2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cy-2025-medicare-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-system-and-ambulatory-surgical-center">https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/cy-2025-medicare-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-system-and-ambulatory-surgical-center</a> (accessed 7/11/2024).</li> 1950<li> CMS. Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. July 10, 2024. <a href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2025-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-proposed-rule">https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-cy-2025-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-proposed-rule</a> (accessed 7/11/2024).</li> 1951<li> Cass A. CMS pitches 2.8% physician payment cut for 2025. Medscape. July 10, 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cms-pitches-2-8-physician-payment-cut-for-2025.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=6133H6750001J5K">https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/cms-pitches-2-8-physician-payment-cut-for-2025.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=6133H6750001J5K</a> (accessed 7/11/24).</li> 1952<li> G Grossi. Dr David Eagle: CMS Reimbursement Cuts Encourage Trend of Independent Physician Exodus. American Journal of Managed Care. Feb 12, 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.ajmc.com/view/dr-david-eagle-cms-reimbursement-cuts-encourage-trend-of-independent-physician-exodus">https://www.ajmc.com/view/dr-david-eagle-cms-reimbursement-cuts-encourage-trend-of-independent-physician-exodus</a> (accessed 7/11/24).</li> 1953<li> Physicians Advocacy Institute. Updated Report: Hospital and Corporate Acquisition of Physician Practices and Physician Employment 2019-2023. April 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.physiciansadvocacyinstitute.org/Portals/0/assets/docs/PAI-Research/PAI-Avalere%20Physician%20Employment%20Trends%20Study%202019-2023%20Final.pdf?ver=uGHF46u1GSeZgYXMKFyYvw%3d%3d">https://www.physiciansadvocacyinstitute.org/Portals/0/assets/docs/PAI-Research/PAI-Avalere%20Physician%20Employment%20Trends%20Study%202019-2023%20Final.pdf?ver=uGHF46u1GSeZgYXMKFyYvw%3d%3d</a> (accessed 7/11/24).</li> 1954<li> McGough M, Winger A, Rakshit S, Amin K. How has U.S. spending on healthcare changed over time? Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker. December 15, 2023. Available at: <a href="https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time/#Total%20national%20health%20expenditures,%20US%20$%20Billions,%201970-2022">https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-spending-healthcare-changed-time/#Total%20national%20health%20expenditures,%20US%20$%20Billions,%201970-2022</a> (accessed 7/11/24).</li> 1955<li> Robbins RA. A Call for Change in Healthcare Governance. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2024;28(6):91-93. <a href="https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs028-24">[CrossRef]</a></li> 1956<li> Parides GC. Only a Snowball’s Chance in Hell: Comment on A Call for Change in Healthcare Governance. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2024;28(6):94. <a href="https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs029-24">[CrossRef]</a></li> 1957</ol> 1958<div>Cite as: Robbins RA. CMS Proposes Increased Reimbursement for Hospitals but a Decrease for Physicians in 2025. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2024;29(1):8-9. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs033-24">https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs033-24</a> <a href="/storage/manuscripts/volume-29/issue-1-july-2024/033-24/033-24.pdf">PDF</a></div> 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 </div> 1967 1968 1969 1970 </div> 1971 1972 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-body"> 1973 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line1"><span class="posted-by"> <a href="/news/author/ereece"> <img title="Author" alt="Author" class="inline-icon user-registered-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Rick Robbins, M.D.</a></span> | <span class="post-comments">
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Private equity investment in hospitals and physician groups has been under scrutiny in recent months after a slew of high-profile failures, including bankruptcies and hospital closures. California lawmakers have drafted a bill that would require private equity firms and hedge funds to give the state attorney general written notice before purchasing a healthcare facility or provider group. The attorney general would have to approve the transaction. Buyers would also be required to submit written notice to any federal or state agency as required by law within 90 days of the transaction, and the attorney general could extend that period. The bill gives the attorney general the power to halt an acquisition if there is a "substantial likelihood of anticompetitive effects" or if it would affect access of healthcare services delivered to the community.</p> 2021<p>Physician groups would also be affected by the bill; private equity groups or hedge funds would be prohibited from controlling the practice and the practice physicians would not be able to sign a deal with an entity partially or wholly directed by a private equity group or hedge fund if those firms provide other services to the physicians for a fee.</p> 2022<p><strong>Richard A. Robbins MD</strong></p> 2023<p><strong>Editor, SWJPCCS</strong></p> 2024<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Reference</em></strong></p> 2025<ol> 2026<li>Dyrda L. California Bill Would Tighten Oversight on Private Equity Hospital Purchases. Medscape. June 10, 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.be
2026ckershospitalreview.com/finance/california-bill-would-tighten-oversight-on-private-equity-hospital-purchases.html#:~:text=California%20lawmakers%20have%20drafted%20a,have%20to%20approve%20the%20transaction">https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/california-bill-would-tighten-oversight-on-private-equity-hospital-purchases.html#:~:text=California%20lawmakers%20have%20drafted%20a,have%20to%20approve%20the%20transaction</a> (accessed 6/10/24).</li> 2027</ol> 2028<div>Cite as: Robbins RA. California Bill Would Tighten Oversight on Private Equity Hospital Purchases. 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The health system also recently shared that it is $9 billion in debt and has plans to sell all 31 of its hospitals, four of which are in Arizona and have a proposed auction date of June 28, according to a May 10 news release from Ms. Mayes (1). </p> 2091<p>Steward relied on backing from private equity investors to quickly acquire dozens of community hospitals, including facilities in Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Steward has been the focus of a year-and-a-half-long CBS News investigation revealing how private equity investors have siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars from community hospitals with devastating public health consequences (2). Records reviewed by CBS News showed Steward hospitals around the country left a trail of unpaid bills, at times risking a shortage of potentially lifesaving supplies.</p> 2092<p>Steward's Arizona hospitals include: Florence (Ariz.) Hospital, Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix, and Tempe (Ariz.) St. Luke's Hospital. Along with the hospitals, Steward also operates multiple medical practices across the state. </p> 2093<p>“Arizonans deserve to know more about the circumstances that led to Steward's bankruptcy filing," Ms. Mayes said in the release (1). "I am deeply concerned about the potential impact this could have on Arizona patients and medical providers. No matter who ultimately ends up owning and operating these facilities, I am committed to ensuring that no Arizonan is harmed by this bankruptcy, and I will fight to ensure that these hospitals remain open at all times to care for patients without any degradation of service."</p> 2094<p><strong><em>Richard A. Robbins MD</em></strong></p> 2095<p><strong><em>Editor, SWJPCCS</em></strong></p> 2096<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>References</em></strong></p> 2097<ol> 2098<li>
2098Arizona Attorney General. Attorney General Mayes Announces Investigation into Steward Health Care’s Bankruptcy. May 10, 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-announces-investigation-steward-health-cares-bankruptcy"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-announces-investigation-steward-health-cares-bankruptcy</span></a> (accessed May 11, 2024).</li> 2099<li> Schooley M, Hager C, Kaplan M. Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. CBS Boston. May 7, 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/steward-health-care-bankruptcy/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/steward-health-care-bankruptcy/</span></a> (accessed May 11, 2024).</li> 2100</ol> 2101<div>Cite as: Robbins RA. Private Equity-Backed Steward Healthcare Files for Bankruptcy. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2024;28(5):71. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs021-24">https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs021-24</a> <a href="/storage/manuscripts/volume-28/issue-5-may-2024/021-24/021-24.pdf">PDF</a></div> 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 </div> 2110 2111 2112 2113 </div> 2114 2115 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-body"> 2116 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line1"><span class="posted-by"> <a href="/news/author/ereece"> <img title="Author" alt="Author" class="inline-icon user-registered-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Rick Robbins, M.D.</a></span> | <span class="post-comments"><a href="/news/2024/5/11/private-equity-backed-steward-healthcare-files-for-bankruptc.html#comments"> <img title="Comment" alt="Comment" class="inline-icon comment-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Post a Comment</a></span> | <span class="share-item"><a href="javascript:noop();" onclick="Squarespace.Interaction.shareLink(this,'%2Fnews%2F2024%2F5%2F11%2Fprivate-equity-backed-steward-healthcare-files-for-bankruptc.html','Private%20Equity-Backed%20Steward%20Healthcare%20Files%20for%20Bankruptcy');"> <img title="Share Article" alt="Share Article" class="inline-icon share-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Share Article </a></span> </div> 2117 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line2"><span class="tagged-with">tagged <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/forence-hospital"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Forence Hospital</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/kris-mayes"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Kris Mayes</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/mountain-vista-medical-center"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Mountain Vista Medical Center</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/st-lukes-behavioral-health-center"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/st-lukes-hospital"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />St. Luke's Hospital</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/steward"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Steward</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/steward-healthcare"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Steward Healthcare</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/bankruptcy"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />bankruptcy</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/medical-practices"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />medical practices</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/private-equity"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />private equity</a></span></span> </div> 2118 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line3"></div> 2119 </div> 2120 2121 2122 <div class="clearer"></div> 2123 2124</div> 2125</div> 2126 2127 2128 2129 2130 2131 2132 2133<div class="journal-entry-wrapper post-text authored-by-ereece "> 2134<div id="item36464588" class="journal-entry"> 2135 2136 <div class="journal-entry-float-day"><span class="name">Tuesday</span></div><div class="journal-entry-float-date"><span class="month">Mar</span><span class="date">05</span><span class="year">2024</span></div> 2137 2138 2139 2140 <div class="journal-entry-text"> 2141 2142 2143 <h2 class="title"> 2144 2145 2146 2147 <a class="journal-entry-navigation-current" href="/news/2024/3/5/former-us-surgeon-general-criticizing-5000-emergency-room-bi.html">Former US Surgeon General Criticizing $5,000 Emergency Room Bill</a> 2148 2149 2150 2151 </h2> 2152 2153 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-title"><span class="posted-on"> <img title="Date" alt="Date" class="inline-icon date-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 8:00AM</span> </div> 2154 2155 2156 2157 2158 <div class="body"> 2159 2160 2161 2162 2163 <p>
2163Business Insider is reporting that Dr. Jerome Adams, US surgeon general from 2017-2021, is complaining about the $5,000 bill after treatment at the Mayo Clinic Arizona emergency room (ER) for dehydration (1).</p> 2164<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 420px;" src="/storage/manuscripts/volume-28/issue-3-mar-2024/014-24/014-24%20Figure%201.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1709659790547" alt="" /></span></span>Figure 1. Dr. Jerome Adams former surgeon general of the United States and currently Director of Health Equity Initiatives at Purdue University.</p> 2165<p>Local media has been slow to pick up on this story with none of the local television, radio, or newspaper sources reporting on the former surgeon general’s ER visit. Adams first shared his experience on X (formerly Twitter) in a post that went viral. In an interview conducted February 26 with Business Insider, Adams said he was taken by ambulance to the ER in January after becoming lightheaded while hiking. He had labs drawn, received 3 bags of intravenous fluid and was discharged. The shock came when he received the bill. He decided to fight and has been spending hours on the phone with hospital billing reps to get a clearer picture of why he was charged so much. The bill likely will climb higher since Adams has not been billed for the ambulance that took him to the ER. Adams said the experience has been "mentally taxing".</p> 2166<p>It's unclear why Adams' bill was so high since he said he had not received a breakdown of the charges. ER bills are notoriously expensive and can vary drastically from hospital to hospital. Adams said he was billed for a Level 5 visit, which is a code used for patients with the most complex and highest level of severity, such as chest pain or stroke symptoms. Level 5 visits fetch higher payments because they require more resources and time. Adams said he was fighting the bill because he believed his visit should have been coded at a lower level.</p> 2167<p>Another issue is that Adams is enrolled in a $7,500 deductible health plan. High-deductible plans have become more common as employers have shifted the cost of medical care to their workers. A survey by Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found the average annual deductible for individuals in one of these plans attached to a health savings account was $2,518 in 2023.</p> 2168<p>Adams said that with all these obstacles, it was no wonder many Americans ended up with medical debt. "If I'm in this situation with my knowledge and with my financial resources and with my bully pulpit, then the average Joe doesn't stand a chance. The system is just broken", Adams said. Medical debt is a widespread problem. An analysis by KFF and the Peterson Center on Healthcare reveals that 20 million people in the US owe medical debt, and 14 million people owe $1,000 or more. Research has shown that medical debt is a leading cause of personal bankruptcy (2).</p> 2169<p>Congress has provided some relief from unexpected medical bills. The No Surprises Act, which went into effect in 2022, is supposed to keep patients from getting stuck with a surprise bill if they inadvertently receive care from an out-of-network doctor but does not cover a situation similar to Adams’. Adams said patients should have a better sense of what they'd be required to pay ahead of getting care and more clarity about their options when they get a big bill. He also said, “patients shouldn't face drastically different costs for the same care at different facilities. People are so scared of these bills due to lack of transparency. They actually just don't go in at all until it truly does become an emergency. There are many flaws in the system that would've caused other individuals to have gone into debt, have their credit ruined, or have to make choices about things they needed to do. I've got three high schoolers, two kids heading to college. If I wasn't in my income bracket, I might be making a choice as to whether or not to pay my medical bill or to pay my kid's tuition”.</p> 2170<p><strong><em>Richard A. Robbins MD</em></strong></p> 2171<p><em>Editor, SWJPCCS</em></p> 2172<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>References</em></strong></p> 2173<ol> 2174<li>Shelby Livingston S. A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.&r
2174squo; Business Insider. Feb 27, 2024. Available at: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/former-surgeon-general-medical-bill-shows-broken-healthcare-system-2024-2"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.businessinsider.com/former-surgeon-general-medical-bill-shows-broken-healthcare-system-2024-2</span></a> (accessed 3/4/24).</li> 2175<li> Himmelstein DU, Warren E, Thorne D, Woolhandler S. Illness and injury as contributors to bankruptcy. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005 Jan-Jun;Suppl Web Exclusives:W5-63-W5-73. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.w5.63"><span style="color: #0563c1;">[CrossRef]</span></a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15689369/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">[PubMed]</span></a></li> 2176</ol> 2177<div>Cite as: Robbins RA. Former US Surgeon General Criticizing $5,000 Emergency Room Bill. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care Sleep. 2024;28(3):34-35. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs014-24">https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpccs014-24</a> <a href="/storage/manuscripts/volume-28/issue-3-mar-2024/014-24/014-24.pdf">PDF</a> </div> 2178 2179 2180 2181 2182 2183 2184 2185 </div> 2186 2187 2188 2189 </div> 2190 2191 <div class="journal-entry-tag journal-entry-tag-post-body"> 2192 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line1"><span class="posted-by"> <a href="/news/author/ereece"> <img title="Author" alt="Author" class="inline-icon user-registered-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Rick Robbins, M.D.</a></span> | <span class="post-comments"><a href="/news/2024/3/5/former-us-surgeon-general-criticizing-5000-emergency-room-bi.html#comments"> <img title="Comment" alt="Comment" class="inline-icon comment-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Post a Comment</a></span> | <span class="share-item"><a href="javascript:noop();" onclick="Squarespace.Interaction.shareLink(this,'%2Fnews%2F2024%2F3%2F5%2Fformer-us-surgeon-general-criticizing-5000-emergency-room-bi.html','Former%20US%20Surgeon%20General%20Criticizing%20%245%2C000%20Emergency%20Room%20Bill');"> <img title="Share Article" alt="Share Article" class="inline-icon share-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Share Article </a></span> </div> 2193 <div class="journal-entry-tag-post-body-line2"><span class="tagged-with">tagged <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/jerome-adams"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Jerome Adams</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/mayo-clinic-arizona"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />Mayo Clinic Arizona</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/billing"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />billing</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/dehydration"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />dehydration</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/emergency-room"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />emergency room</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/high-deductible"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />high deductible</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/level-5"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />level 5</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/medical-debt"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />medical debt</a></span>, <span class="tag-element"><a rel="tag" href="/news/tag/surgeon-general"> <img title="Tag" alt="Tag" class="inline-icon tag-icon" rel="dark" src="/universal/images/transparent.png" />surgeon general</a></span>, <span class="tag-element">
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