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J.D. Power survey data reveals a widening gap between what health plans promise and what members actually experience — a pattern physicians and patients know all too well.

Researchers address frequently asked questions about latest findings on dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and the role of primary care.

Atlanta internist and former ACP president Sandra A. Fryhofer, M.D. elected president-elect

Because ‘corporate intrusion threatens patient-centered care’ as national concerns grow about private equity ownership.

HHS announces pledges from medical schools, accrediting boards to teach more about health effects of diet.

A veteran practice administrator at the MGMA Summit digital conference laid out the disruptions ahead — from AI phone agents to payer audits — and how physician practices can get in front of them.

The world is shifting. Now is the time to trust and enhance physician leadership — and here's how to do it

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.

American Hospital Association asks for collaboration to implement a new policy guide addressing major issues across U.S. health care and medicine.

Here's a place to start the discussion when patients ask about one of the hottest issues across medicine and health care.

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.

What happens to healthcare if patients can’t afford it?

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.

AMA survey shows doctors are skeptical about the latest promises about streamlining prior authorizations.

The Commonwealth Fund examines health care across developed nations and finds dismal results for the United States.

But some of the state’s top physicians and clinicians say they were blindsided by the pilot program.

Policies are needed now to rein in private equity investments and protect physicians and patients.

Patients postpone care due to delays in prior authorizations. It’s a symptom of major changes happening in health care.

Private equity draws a lot of negative comments from doctors, but is it actually a good thing for medicine?

The doctor is still in, and needs to consider what artificial intelligence can and can’t do in the clinic

What physicians should know about treatment options for patients with obesity — and why they need to be advocates

Federally qualified health centers offer primary care to millions, and their role has never been more critical

Dem doctors in Congress say USPSTF is not broken and HHS secretary should not try to fix it.

Patients and policy makers should know a key part of the U.S. health care system is crumbling

Physicians Advocacy Institute study finds just 18% of doctors work in physician-owned practices.