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.
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Austin Littrell is associate editor of Medical Economics.
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Concrete habits that help primary care physicians close charts in the room, not at 9 p.m.
Prosper Beyond VBC's Doral Jacobsen 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.
A new American Medical Association survey ranks the country's largest commercial health insurers by the prior authorization burden they impose on physician practices.
Leon Moores, M.D., a pediatric neurosurgeon and author, says listening is the highest-leverage leadership skill most physicians are leaving on the table.
Federal borrowing caps, the end of SAVE and a new income-driven repayment plan begin reshaping the federal student loan system this summer.
GeoVax President and CEO David Dodd makes the case that the U.S. vaccine system isn't quite broken, but it is badly in need of better communication, clearer processes and a lot more listening.
Burnout, hassle and unrealistic patient demands have replaced personal health concerns and rising malpractice premiums as the top drivers of early physician exits.
Panacea Financial's 2026 survey reveals that debt, contract confusion and tax complexity are keeping physicians financially stuck at every stage of their career.
The top news stories in medicine this week.
Orthopedic surgeon and author Erica Rowe Urquhart, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, joins Melissa Lucarelli, M.D., FAAFP, for a candid conversation about what's really working against physicians and their patients.
Veradigm’s survey of 360 practice leaders finds operational and financial pressures, not clinical concerns, are the top threats to independence.
Skillsoft's SVP of compliance solutions, Asha Palmer, says banning AI doesn't stop staff from using it — it just means practices lose visibility over what's happening to their data.
A Medical Economics and Physicians Practice flash poll, sponsored by Heidi, found physicians split on AI, even as 70% are using or evaluating AI scribes in their practices.
Arrow founder and CEO Roshan Patel explains why health care payment processing is a mess, and what practices can actually do about it.
Panacea Financial's 2026 customer survey shows the financial strain of medicine doesn't ease with attending salary.
Canadian medical device company Vena Medical completes seven neurosurgery cases at UTMB Health following recent FDA clearance.
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