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How a Government Shutdown Hits Anesthesia, Hospitals, and Health Care

How a Government Shutdown Hits Anesthesia, Hospitals, and Health Care

Update: 2025-10-09
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The Government shutdown is affecting medicine, but to what extent? Medicare IT furloughs delayed payments, hospitals and anesthesia groups face cash crunches, and telehealth reimbursement rollbacks. Dr. Brian Schmutzler and Vahid Sadrzadeh discuss how bad it could get if there is no resolution soon!

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How a Government Shutdown Hits Anesthesia, Hospitals, and Health Care

How a Government Shutdown Hits Anesthesia, Hospitals, and Health Care

Dr. Brian Schmutzler