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A new model of 5,778 physicians sorts every combination of hometown, medical school and residency into four tiers of rural practice.

Three in four patients now refuse to book with a provider rated below 4 stars

Physicians have questions about capitation. Here's what it means for your practice.

The order sorts childhood immunizations into three categories, calls for separate visits and points the attorney general at state exemption laws.

A physician's FAQ guide to Medicare's visit-complexity add-on code

WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 44 measures of cost, access and outcomes.

Just 49% of adults can now consistently afford needed care and medications

WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 44 measures of cost, access and outcomes.

Medicare is requesting information, including physician commentary, on primary care and MAHA.

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

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.

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

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

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

Overhead swallows roughly 60% of the typical practice's revenue, and most of it sits in a few line items. These nine moves pull real money off that number without touching the exam room — and the biggest lever is the one most owners are slowest to open.

The draft 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule opens five questions about the AMA's control of CPT codes, from licensing costs to who decides what a code is worth.

CMS wants to cut the conversion factor, rewrite the G2211 add-on into a percentage modifier, halve payment for same-day procedures and put an expiration date on traditional MIPS.

Accountable care wins, but physicians and policy experts warn cuts are baked in

Physicians in eight specialties now clear $500,000 a year, and the distance between the top earners and primary care keeps growing.

More than 150 recruitment leaders reveal the ownership gaps, execution gaps and untapped tools holding health care back

AMA analysis points to trend that could lead to reductions in patient access over time.

New YouGov data rank what patients consider before agreeing to a treatment.

A Dartmouth study of 146,000 real patient-portal messages finds AI-drafted replies to patients often create more editing work than they save.

Where you set up shop can quietly cost you thousands. These are the states that take the biggest share of residents' income in state and local taxes.

What patients know, use, and trust about their coverage.

What works well when health care partners with community groups? National Academy of Medicine offers answers for Medicare.

Federal prosecutors charged, settled and sentenced health care fraud at a record pace in the first half of 2026. These are the 10 most consequential cases, counted down to a record-setting finish.

New national survey data reveals the real drivers behind RN turnover — and what employers can actually do about it

Rising costs are forcing employers into tough decisions about coverage — and the numbers may shift again by 2027.

Medicare spends $1.1 trillion a year — or misspends it, depending on this analysis of incentives and outcomes.