July 2nd 2025
A new policy paper from the American College of Physicians lays out eight recommendations to modernize risk adjustment, reduce administrative waste and better serve high-risk patients.
June 30th 2025
A discussion with Plante Moran’s Tammy Schaeffer about why value-based care hasn’t been adopted more quickly
June 27th 2025
How finding the root cause of allergy symptoms can ease burdens on patients, clinicians and the health care system at large.
June 25th 2025
Compare the potential strategic options for transactions with hospitals, private equity platforms and other health care companies
Innovative payment models — like pay-first and direct primary care — enhance financial stability and patient engagement for independent practices.
Nearly 24 million consumers secure affordable health insurance through ACA marketplace
With time still left to enroll, the 2025 marketplace open enrollment period has seen 11.6 million more enrollees compared to 2021.
CFPB finalizes a rule to remove $49 billion in medical bills from credit reports
The Biden-Harris administration finalized a rule to remove medical debt from consumer credit reports and bar lenders from using medical information in lending decisions.
From challenge to change: Best practices for value-based care in physician practices
Adopting a value-based approach to clinical, financial and administrative operations can help physician practices thrive in both FFS and VBC worlds
Private equity investment can help independent doctors, health care quality, AIMPA says
There are different types of PE involvement in health care, and not all are bad, says group of independent practitioners.
Private equity in health care: More ways to strengthen independent practice
The leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses the state of private equity investment in health care.
Private equity in health care: Fix the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Private equity in health care: ‘Don’t regulate us out of existence’
Private equity in health care: Cost, quality and regulation
Private equity in health care: Measuring quality of care
Best of 2024: The 2024 Physician Report is live: Exclusive data on physician pay, practice finances, and more
Our 95th annual Physician Report covers the latest data on practicing physicians, including salaries, practice financial health, productivity, malpractice rates, the state of the profession and more. Free registration required to view.
Private equity in health care: Physicians provide the lowest-cost care
Private equity in health care: Picking medical specialties to study
Private equity in health care: Four models of physician employment
Private equity in health care: Developing the base of a study
Private equity in health care: ‘A different animal’
Private equity in health care: an introduction
2025 offers a remarkable opportunity for concierge physicians to thrive
The new year will be challenging for both independent and employed physicians. But chaotic times can bring enormous opportunity.
Mastering the shift to value-based care: 3 strategies for organization-wide success
The transition to value-based care presents serious challenges to physicians. Here are three concrete ways that health plans, ACOs and others can help them thrive.
U.S. health care spending in 2023 – a slideshow
Health care costs money. Here’s how much the nation spent last year.
U.S. health care spending hits $4.9 trillion in 2023
CMS Office of the Actuary publishes annual price tag; physicians got $978 billion of it.
The future of accountable care: How AI is redefining value-based health care
AI-powered technology offers a way to overcome the obstacles to value-based care, by turning vast amounts of data into actionable insights and enabling better patient care.
Could direct primary care practices be contributing to the shortage of primary care physicians?
A report in The Annals of Family Medicine looked to uncover whether direct primary care practices are represented in health professional shortage areas.
Navigating the ACO landscape: A guide for providers striving for value-based care
The crucial decision of which ACO to join requires careful consideration of various factors.
Direct primary care and concierge medicine: A path to health care reform?
Exploring how direct primary care and concierge medicine models could help physicians in independent practices transform patient care.
Navigating payer relationships to boost urgent care revenue
As patient expectations shift toward an expectation of on-demand health care, urgent care centers must adapt their revenue cycle processes to stay competitive and ensure financial stability.
Are hospitals upcoding patients to boost revenue?
RAND study found hospitals have increased how frequently they say patients need the highest level of care
The common traps in payer contracts — and how physicians can avoid them
A business in the health care system usually succeeds or fails depending on the complicated, multi-layered contract negotiations between physicians and payers.
PCE index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, rises 2.3% annually
The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index increased 0.2% in the month of October.
New HHS leader could overhaul Medicare physician reimbursement: reports
News reports state RFK Jr. could take aim at codes recommended by the American Medical Association.
5 objectives for achieving high-quality primary care at the state level
Key objectives for the improvement of primary care at the state level were discussed in an expert-led AHCJ webinar, titled "No one can see you now."