Austin Littrell is associate editor of Medical Economics.
Veradigm's Aaron Ledbetter, M.P.P., M.H.S.A., unpacks what the company's 2026 State of Independent Practice report reveals about why denied claims, payer complexity and administrative overload keep outrunning the tools practices are using to fight them.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Two Physicians Foundation experts discuss why where a patient lives may shape their health more than the care they receive and what physicians can actually do about it.
The top news stories in medicine today.
A panel of revenue cycle leaders at the MGMA Summit Digital Conference outlined where patient billing is headed and why physicians should pay attention.
Panacea Financial's 2026 survey found that physician financial confidence barely budges across an entire career. The reasons why go deeper than income.
A new JAMA proposal would treat primary care as a public utility, pooling the dollars payers already spend on it into a single state fund that pays practices directly, with no new spending needed to start.
PYA's Tynan Kugler, M.P.H., MBA, CVA, says supply shortages, employment shifts, reimbursement pressure and the productivity-versus-value debate are all pulling at once.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Atlas MD co-founder Josh Umbehr, M.D., who has been in direct primary care practice since 2010, explains why he thinks the model is closer to mainstream than most physicians realize.
Carlos Cardenas, M.D., explains why a CMS request for information may signal the most significant opening for physician-owned hospitals since the Affordable Care Act slammed the door 15 years ago.
Four in 10 physicians have a side gig. Here are the data on who succeeds, where the money is going and what doctors who've done it wish they'd known sooner.
Pediatric neurosurgeon and author Leon Moores, M.D., makes the case that every physician is already a leader and shares what it takes to guide a team through uncertain times.
Most teens and young adults call the adult health care system confusing, and the physicians who treat them agree.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Experity's Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care was never designed to replace primary care, but with a looming physician shortage and nearly 40% of Gen Z without a PCP, it's filling gaps the system hasn't figured out how to close.
PYA consulting principal Tynan Kugler breaks down the market, regulatory and workforce pressures pulling physician compensation in competing directions, and what organizations and physicians need to understand before structuring a deal.
Concrete habits that help primary care physicians close charts in the room, not at 9 p.m.
Prosper Beyond VBC's Doral Jacobson on why most practices lose negotiations before they even get in the room, and what to do differently.
Insurers and federal officials say prior authorization is moving into the digital age. Physicians are still waiting to see whether the burden actually drops.
Everyday prescriptions such as atorvastatin, lisinopril and metformin are now on the federal price comparison site, though experts say insured patients still may pay less through their plans.
Lumeris CMO David Carmouche, M.D., makes the case that AI's biggest opportunity in primary care isn't replacing physicians, it's giving them back the time and cognitive space to actually practice medicine.
Skillsoft's Asha Palmer, J.D., explains why banning artificial intelligence (AI) doesn't stop your staff from using it — and what a practical governance plan actually looks like for smaller practices.
