Medical Economics January 27, 2026
Austin Littrell Fact checked by: Keith A. Reynolds

Economic anxiety is real — but connection determines who stays grounded.

Bill Heller, chief operating officer at CHG Healthcare, looks at physician engagement through a different lens: the physician’s own sense of economic uncertainty.

According to the 2025 Physician Sentiment Survey, nearly two-thirds of physicians say they are more worried about the economy than they were a year ago, and almost half report high levels of financial stress. That anxiety is showing up in how physicians think about their futures — from moonlighting to exploring alternative career paths.

Heller pushes back on the assumption that physicians are...

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