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Cardiologists face 29% Medicare cut, Heart Surgeons slashed by 58%

TL/DR - From 2005 to 2021, 16 healthcare specialties, including cardiology and surgery, saw significant drops in reimbursements when adjusted for inflation, according to a study by Christensen et al. During the same period, payments to nonphysicians such as nurse practitioners increased by 206.5%, while payments to limited-license physicians and…

Trump and Biden’s Secret Consensus

TL/DR - The 2024 presidential election is being positioned as a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, with both candidates displaying hostility toward America's longstanding international trade policy. Trump, in his first term, imposed a $300 billion tariff on Chinese goods, a policy that has remained largely intact under…