The Harris Poll, which surveyed 1,504 frontline healthcare employees and 304 employers between June 26 and July 21, comes as burnout remains pervasive across the industry. Demand for healthcare workers is outpacing supply in most areas, especially rural regions, making attrition a pressing problem for employers. The labor shortage could also worsen in the coming years as Americans age and require more care, experts at the Harris Poll said. 

Physicians are asking for greater certainty around Medicare reimbursement, arguing that compounding payment decreases over time have drastically increased the pressure on practices. Industry organizations, individual physicians and others weighed in through comments on the proposed Physician Fee Schedule, which were due Friday. The proposed legislation would bump up payments by 3.62% next year, accounting for a 2.5% payment adjustment under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.