Becker's Healthcare January 14, 2025
Harvard University researchers are calling for urgent regulatory reform to address the increasing number of physician strikes in the U.S.
The perspective, published Jan. 11 in The New England Journal of Medicine, cited increased physician strikes around the globe, including three in the U.S. in two years. More medical residents, fellows and attending physicians are unionizing over concerns about increased workloads, lower compensation and mounting financial pressures. This could lead to more strikes in coming years.
“Physician strikes are a growing reality that we can no longer ignore,” lead author Tarun Ramesh, a research fellow at the Boston-based Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, wrote. “We examined the impacts of these strikes on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes with the goal...
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