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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.

Experity's Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care was never designed to replace primary care, but with a looming physician shortage and nearly 40% of Gen Z without a PCP, it's filling gaps the system hasn't figured out how to close.

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.

AMA survey finds prior authorizations are killing physician trust in insurers, along with patient care.

AACOM report shows 98.76% placement rate for 2026.

A video explainer about why patients in direct primary care end up loving their doctors.

Burnout, hassle and unrealistic patient demands have replaced personal health concerns and rising malpractice premiums as the top drivers of early physician exits.

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.

An analyst discusses lessons from the TRICARE health system and the case for cash-based care.

Is DPC for you? Hear from physicians who made the switch and found success.

Arrow founder and CEO Roshan Patel explains why health care payment processing is a mess, and what practices can actually do about it.

Four primary care experts unpack a landmark report showing that investing in primary care isn't just good medicine — it's the most powerful cost-reduction strategy the U.S. isn't using.

Seven straight years of increases is not a crisis yet, AMA says, and internal medicine cost still is far lower than surgery and obstetrics and gynecology.

Risk is declining, but specialty and age are factors in malpractice claims throughout a career, according to American Medical Association analysis.

An investment adviser explains medical practice valuation and the strategic choices independent physicians face.

Two-thirds of health care finance chiefs cite government funding uncertainty as their biggest concern in Strata Decision Technology's 2026 report.

Emerging technology can support primary care physicians with early detection that offers the best hope for patients