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How Physician Work Values Become Medicare Payment Policy

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.31214

September 01, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: Mark D. Schwartz, MD, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 180 Madison Ave, Ste 955, New York, NY 10016 (mark.schwartz@nyulangone.org).

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