Matthew Hitchcock

Jun 20, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Matthew Hitchcock

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Jun 20, 2024 | newsweek.com | Matthew Hitchcock

Physicians may have earned a reputation as "front-line workers" in the fight against COVID-19, but in reality, hospital administrators, insurance executives, and, increasingly, Wall Street firms are at the front of the line when it comes to setting public policy. There is no other way to explain the inequality at the heart of Medicare and Medicaid, systems that pay corporate-backed doctors at a higher rate than those in private practice.