The SEC is seeking comment on a laundry list of issues to inform 'possible future actions' by the agency on fiduciary duty rulemaking.

A Morning Consult/Politico poll in April found that support for a single-payer health system outweighs opposition, by 44 percent to 36 percent (with 19 percent unsure).

CMS has also eased the rules for the past three years, officials note.

There are two groups Community Health Systems Inc. cant push too far: the doctors at its hospitals, and the debtholders it owes billions of dollars. Right now, the creditors are winning, and the doctors arent happy.