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Two 510(k) clearances expand the synthetic bone graft's indications to include pediatric and tumor-related spinal fusion cases.

Gary Jacobs argues the payment system is what makes small practices unsustainable, and that the physicians who wait it out usually end up selling to a hospital rather than choosing their own exit.

A national survey of 465 direct primary care physicians upends the $77-per-month benchmark and much of what the model was assumed to look like.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

No new beds. No new staff. Just smarter decisions about where patients are treated.

The OIG's own data suggest a narrower fix than the one CMS proposed

RAND researchers put the same questions to 15 primary care physicians employed by health systems and 15 independent ones. Neither model came out ahead on all five findings.

A 2026 physician survey finds administrative hassle now drives more doctors from clinical practice than the medicine itself — and independent practices, without a back office to absorb it, feel that weight first.

‘Transparency is now the norm’ as Leapfrog Group logs data for more than 6,000 facilities nationwide.

Multi-year guarantee annuities can outperform bonds and bank CDs — but know how they work before you buy.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Financial independence has more to do with freedom than retirement

Medicare rates, prior authorization, telehealth and Medicaid coverage all change between Sept. 14, 2026 and Jan. 1, 2028.

Physicians describe growth, challenges, patient responses as direct primary care expands.

Dan D'Orazio of Sage Growth Partners says there are just too many obstacles for the American health system to fully embrace value-based care

A pediatrician offers advice on diagnosing the illness and discussing it with patients.

Now is the time to rethink point-of-care engagement in electronic health records

Another conversion factor cut is on the table for 2027, and MGMA's Anders Gilberg breaks down why budget neutrality keeps forcing cuts in one specialty to pay for another and what the end of MIPS means for physicians.

The 510(k) clearance enables the ION-L Lumbar Facet Fixation System to work with Medtronic's StealthStation platform, adding navigation compatibility to a zero-profile fixation device.

Sports agent Leigh Steinberg, co-founder of physician branding agency MD Envoy, explains how doctors can turn their expertise into a public platform without jeopardizing their medical career.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

Benefit design is quietly undermining primary care. How can doctors fight it?

Physicians have been quick to adopt AI scribes. Here’s how to integrate them the right way.

Health care economist Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D., argues that two decades of inflation-eroded Medicare payment, not corporate ownership or management services organizations, is what is pushing independent practices to sell.

A new global survey finds up to a third of patients never start prescribed treatment, and the gaps aren't about access — they're about a healthcare model still designed around the doctor's office as the front door.

A surgeon and biotech leader discusses the role of primary care doctors in wound care.

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association analyzes financial effects in a growing part of U.S. health care.

Why value-based care requires AI that tells clinicians not just who is at risk, but which interventions are most likely to change outcomes.