Summary
Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) claimed that “70 percent” of health outcomes depend on individual choices, blaming Americans for poor health while Republicans plan to cut healthcare protections.
Marshall, a former OBGYN and leader of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Caucus, emphasizes nutrition and preventative care but ignores systemic issues like poverty and racism.
Proposals from the Trump administration and GOP Congress may weaken Affordable Care Act (ACA) protections, reduce access to care, and increase uninsured rates.
Marshall has also supported physician-owned hospitals, benefiting financially from the industry.
Doctors who don’t want to work as doctors often aren’t much better.
This says physician owned, not physician managed. To me that sounds more like a co-op.
To be fair, there is some potential conflict of interest with self-referrals; the American Hospital Association has some criticisms, but I’m also wondering if this is a bit of their own propaganda. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says “physician-owned hospitals (POHs) are known for providing some of the highest quality care in the country at the lowest cost”, and the American Medical Association also supports POHs.