Only 50% of infectious diseases fellowship positions are filled each year, a growing issue that can be attributed to the financial impact of working in a non-procedural specialty. In this episode, Buddy Creech, MD, FPIDS dives into the complex issue of health care finance and explores ways that infectious diseases physicians can showcase their value and increase their compensation with health policy experts Gabe Roberts, Founder and CEO of Roberts Consulting Group and former director of TennCare and Board of Directors for the National Association of Medicaid Directors, and Nancy-Ann DeParle, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for the Obama Administration and Director of the White House Office of Health Reform.