February 10th 2025
Yale researchers revealed $2.6 trillion in payouts over two decades, raising concerns about affordability and reinvestment.
February 6th 2025
Risk-adjusted monthly payments better align funding with the needs of high-risk primary care patients, UMass Chan study finds.
February 5th 2025
Humana’s 11th annual Value-Based Care Report highlights the impact of value-based care on patient outcomes and health care costs.
February 4th 2025
Inexperienced physicians who take longer to answer patient inquiries are better compensated than medical experts who are able to help right away.
January 22nd 2025
Rising costs can put financial pressure on medical practices, potentially resulting in challenges like payroll delays and operational setbacks. These tips can help.
Pay debts and save for retirement--on a fellow's stipend?
This young doctor's goals may sound unreachable, but they're not. Here's how a financial expert advised her to proceed.
Want to uncover a patient's real problem? BATHE him!
Primary care doctors are adapting a simple technique to address emotional problems that may underlie patients' physical symptoms. And it won't make office visits longer, proponents say.
Could a ?coach? get you motivated about medicine?
Uncertain about your direction in medicine or life? So were these doctors, until they turned to a new breed of consultant.
Financial Beat
Who really makes a mutual fund succeed?
Spotlights shine on portfolio managers, but the research departments that stand quietly behind them can be just as important
Can doctors ever make a profit owning a hospital?
Crushed dreams and financial losses characterize some high-profile deals. But that hasn't stopped physicians from trying, as these examples show.
How alternative providers get their credentials
Yes, there are standards against which CAM professionals are judged. Here's a primer to help you with referrals or new hires.
Say goodbye to your med school debt
Solvency may be closer than you think. These strategies worked; they might do the trick for you, too.
Bumpers beg for a redesign, etc., etc.
Mutual funds: Don't let the "stars" get in your eyes
All-in-one ratings give you a quick take on performance, but there are better measures.
Auto Insurance, Banks, Travel, Mutual Funds, Retirement, Taxes
Finbeat
First, know exactly what you're worth
You can't just let the chips fall where they may. You'd better see how the pile has grown and whether you're measuring its true value. (This is the net worth article for the 2000 Financial Guide.)
A cheaper and easier way to trade stocks
The best online stock brokerages, what they offer, how much they charge: and what you should watch out for before signing up.
Get top returns on short-term investments
This article discusses the best ways to invest money that you'll need within 3 to 5 years, and how you can keep pace with inflation while not taking on too much risk.
Give your portfolio regular checkups
Are your investments "on plan"? Or have they gotten dangerously far afield? Here's how to decide.
Avoid these common blunders
Here's what to guard againstplus what you need to know to choose the right course.
Building a nest egg when money is tight
FPs Gregory and Diana LyonLoftus, who were featured in a FAMLIV in 1987, are the subjects of this financial makeover, to run in the 2000 Financial Guide.
Chances are, you share our obse$$ion
This is the Editor's Memo for the 2000 Financial Guide.
Last year's picks: Hot...and not
A look at some of the stocks and mutual funds our experts recommended in last year's Financial Guide.
Today's best stock funds
Few doctors have the time or energy to find the best stock mutual funds. We've done the drudgework for you.
Bet your bucks on the euro?
Europe's new currency promises riches for investors who stick with it. And right now, it makes for juicy travel bargains.
How—and how much—to pay a planner
More factors go into an adviser's fee than you might realize. Here's what you need to know.
Keep cash rolling in after you retire
Here are seven ways to enjoy healthy retirement income without taking a penny from your nest egg.
Wake up that sleepy bond portfolio
No matter what your age, you canand shouldbe more aggressive with your fixedincome holdings.
Why was this doctor allowed to start a health plan?
From the start, the HMO was a house of cards. Yet regulators did nothing--until the money to pay physicians had blown away.
Domestic violence: A direct hit on our family
author's sister in law is murdered by jealous husband
Memo from the Editor: Living with chemo, learning to be human
Living with chemo, learning to be human
How practice costs wash away income
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