00:00Mass exits, a stressed out system, and a lot of people in scrubs rethinking their jobs.
00:05Across the U.S., doctors and nurses are leaving.
00:07Not because they don't care, but because the job is getting harder to handle.
00:10A recent Harris poll found 55% of healthcare workers plan to leave or switch roles this year.
00:16That's not your average turnover. To many, that's a sign that something is off.
00:20Only one in three healthcare workers report feeling valued by their employer,
00:24and half say their pay doesn't match the work that they do.
00:26On top of that, there are plans for $1 trillion in federal budget cuts for Medicaid over the next decade,
00:32and some worry that this could only make things worse.
00:34However, others support the move, saying it could help lower government spending
00:38and push states to find more efficient ways to deliver care.
00:41And why does all of this matter?
00:43Well, because when hospitals lose staff, patients feel it.
00:45Longer wait times, fewer appointments, and more pressure on the workers who decide to stay.
00:50Some people think cutting costs is part of fixing healthcare,
00:53but a lot of hospital leaders say big budget cuts could be too much for hospitals to handle.
00:57Critics of the federal cuts argue that without better pay and support,
01:00hospitals will continue to lose essential frontline workers.
01:03But what do you think?
01:04Should the government focus on fixing the system for workers,
01:07or should hospitals find ways to make it work with less funding?
01:10Let us know in the comments and follow us here for more.
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