Medical Economics January 27, 2026
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...







