September 23rd 2025
From Rhode Island to California, states are experimenting with ways to funnel more money into primary care, though it’s uncertain whether those investments can rein in overall health costs.
September 19th 2025
Health Care Cost Institute analysis highlights shrinking investment, wide state variation and sharper rural reliance on primary care.
September 17th 2025
Uncertainty builds among physicians, patients, insurers as medical groups try to fill leadership gap on vaccines.
The Doctors Company warns economic and social inflation are driving higher malpractice costs, fueled by large verdicts and litigation financing.
Physicians Foundation tallies responses about emotional health, workplace stressors.
Physicians in private practice — or not: Introducing AIMPA
A leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses new AMA findings about the state of private practice physicians.
Cannabis rescheduling: What direction will the Trump administration go?
Despite advocates and state actions, hard evidence is scant and there is no national consensus that cannabis is a medical treatment, scholars say.
Sanders, senators float ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs
Under new legislation, patients would get far fewer suggestions to ‘ask your doctor if…’
How will tariffs affect prescription drugs? Get ready for price increases
Experts examine drug pricing policies and potential effects of new tariffs on imports.
Independent physicians and practices disappearing from rural landscape
Physicians Advocacy Institute publishes figures on five-year decline.
Report: Many health care organizations aren’t ready for GenAI
Wolters Kluwer’s new report reveals high hopes for generative AI across health care, but few organizations have the policies, training or infrastructure to make it work.
Forgotten and failing: The crisis in women’s health and how to fix it
Life expectancy has been unchanged for American women for a century — and may get worse due to lifestyle choices.
Health care workforce rebounded post-COVID, but not equally across sectors
A new JAMA study shows that, while overall health care employment has recovered from the pandemic, gaps remain in hospitals, nursing homes and intensive behavioral care.
MAHA Report reaction: Ultraprocessed foods — ‘something inherently different’ than natural foods
A cardiologist, chef and food researcher discusses a new major analysis of American health and nutrition.
MAHA Report reaction: Food deserts and reliance on ultraprocessed foods
MAHA Report reaction: Addressing health dangers of smoking and alcohol use
MAHA Report reaction: Changing agriculture for a better American diet, part 2
MAHA Report reaction: Blaming farmers for bad foods, part 1
MAHA Report reaction: Health effects of ingredients generally recognized as safe
MAHA Report reaction: Health effects on children
MAHA Report reaction: What evidence is there?
MAHA Report reaction: Startling honesty about America’s food
How to enhance engagement, improve monetization and maximize ad revenue: The health care publishing playbook
Precise targeting to highly relevant audiences is crucial.
MAHA report reaction: First impressions from a cardiologist-chef-professor who has studied ultraprocessed foods
A new analysis of the health of American children may have lessons for adults.
The loss of independent physicians in rural America
A new report finds steep declines in rural physician numbers and small practice closures — raising alarm about access, consolidation and the corporatization of care.
MAHA Report: Mistakes in citations, a new movie version, criticism of claims
Make America Healthy Again Report sparks responses across health care, food industry.
Mergers and acquisitions and economics trends for the practice management sector
What to make of the market right now? Here are insights on factors driving consolidation and strategies to build value in the physician practice management sector.
8 tips from physicians to battle vaccine skepticism
Doctors give advice on the best ways to engage patients and develop trust to prevent illness.
Grads of top medical schools less likely to practice in underserved areas: study
Nation has been fighting geographic disparities for more than 50 years with ‘limited progress,’ commentators say.
Independent practice losing ground to hospital, corporate, private equity ownership
New data from the American Medical Association show percentages of physicians in private practice by specialty.
Autism research breakthroughs spawn innovative pediatric medical and behavioral care models
Amid growing demand, primary care physicians find themselves on the front lines of autism detection and referral. Here’s what they need to know about new developments in care.
Where doctors aren’t: New study shows why primary care shortages persist
A new analysis shows that structural forces — not patient need — shape who gets primary care.
AMA: Physician private practice ‘unraveling’ due to low payment, high costs, administrative burdens
Factors across U.S. health care pose a ‘dire threat’ to ‘severely destabilized’ independent private practice, threatening patient access.
Which specialties have the longest appointment wait times?
Appointment wait times are growing, according to new data from AMN Healthcare.
Is the online GLP-1 boom prioritizing profit over patients?
As digital clinics race to capitalize on the GLP-1 weight loss boom, concerns grow over quality, safety and the erosion of patient-centered care.