Physicians Taking Back Medicine

A dermatologist and a group of physician investors reopened a shuttered 25-bed Florida hospital, and now they want Congress to let other doctors do the same.

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.

An Oregon emergency physician group beat back a hospital's attempt to replace it with a national staffing firm, offering independent practices a playbook built on physician unity, advocacy and corporate practice of medicine law.

A pediatric emergency physician explains how she took her fight against preventable child injuries, unsafe sleep and online predators from the emergency room to social media.

After years of physician departures and "nuclear verdicts," New Mexico physicians describe how cross-specialty advocacy and patient engagement drove landmark malpractice reform.

When physicians testified against independent psychiatric nurse practitioner practice, the debate quickly shifted from training and patient safety to accusations of arrogance and greed.

Some physicians are pushing back on the catch-all label “provider,” saying it confuses patients, blurs credentials and chips away at professional identity.

A new study reveals private equity's detrimental impact on health care, leading to staffing cuts, increased patient risks and calls for physician advocacy.

Tired of watching patients crushed by opaque hospital billing, Keith Smith, M.D., built a free-market surgery center where transparency, affordability and physician autonomy come first.

Direct primary care can transform rural health care and empower physicians to provide personalized care.

“They need to just suck it up, buttercup.” That’s what an insurance executive told physicians who asked why the system was burning them out. For many physicians, that attitude is the last straw.

Rebekah Bernard, M.D., looks at how experts are challenging the burdens of Maintenance of Certification, advocating for physician autonomy and alternative pathways.

While attention on physician wellness from a television show is welcome, these doctors have been working on the issue for years. Hear their story

Too many emergency departments in U.S. hospitals don’t offer 24/7 physician coverage.