Even amid conflict in Iran and rising gas prices, healthcare affordability remains a top voter concern. KFF reports that 64% of adults are worried about affording healthcare costs, including insurance, office visits, and prescriptions. 

Republicans looking for a cost-saving, pro-patient item for a “reconciliation 3.0” should start with one of the most obvious distortions in American medicine: Hospitals get paid more than independent physicians for the same care.

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