April 30th 2025
The American Academy of Family Physicians sounds alarm over the White House’s health agenda as Trump’s first 100 days reshape health care norms.
April 29th 2025
New ACP position paper outlines how unions, collective bargaining and protests could help doctors improve health care access and quality for patients.
April 24th 2025
Experts warn that expanding health care conglomerates threaten competition, increase costs and limit independent practitioners' autonomy, urging regulatory action.
April 15th 2025
Physicians say they still feeling effects of massive computer breach at insurance giant.
April 11th 2025
Trump nominee Dr. Oz sets Medicare agenda with price transparency, detecting fraud
Independent physicians, practices disappearing from rural landscape
Physicians Advocacy Institute publishes figures on five-year decline.
25 years of patient safety: Gratitude, accountability and hard work to come
Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organization’s 25th anniversary and more.
As rural America faces ‘a dire health crisis,’ urgent action is needed, ACP says
New position paper analyzes rural disparities and the policies, financial incentives and technology that would help.
25 years of patient safety: Policy for price and quality
25 years of patient safety: New opportunities with AI
25 years of patient safety: Getting physicians involved, part 2 — ‘Reach out to the business community’
25 years of patient safety: Getting physicians involved, part 1 — ‘Their voice matters a lot’
HHS transformed: What physicians need to know about massive layoffs, changes to federal agencies
How will federal leadership and employment changes affect the American health care system?
25 years of patient safety: An introduction to Leapfrog
Medical Economics Insider: Save your practice — a video introduction
Expert insights about managing a practice and the 2025 cut to physicians in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Managing consolidation and layers of leadership when health care is in crisis
Consolidation can create benefits, along with organizational gaps. Here’s how a strategic plan can help.
Physician groups sound alarm over HHS staffing cuts
Leading medical organizations warn that workforce reductions could disrupt public health and patient care.
Trump to nominate acting CDC Director Monarez to lead role; Dr. Oz vote coming
Finance Committee ready to send nomination to full Senate, ranking member says.
Match 2025 — By the numbers: a slideshow
A look at the figures from the National Resident Matching Program.
Match 2025: ACP, AAFP tout new doctors heading for internal, family medicine
Internal medicine is single largest training specialty, according to figures from medical groups.
Why branding matters: Elevate your practice and patient experience
Medical offices may feel clinical, but some personality and warmth will connect with patient emotions.
Top medical schools for physicians working in primary care – a slideshow
U.S. News & World Report, AAFP tally colleges with physician alumni working in family, internal, and pediatric medicine.
Trump, Biden tap osteopathic physicians for White House medical care
American Osteopathic Association notes growing importance of DOs in military, civilian health care.
National Academy of Medicine Standing Committee on Primary Care: 12 Perspectives
A roundup of priorities, current trends, concerns and improvements in primary care around the United States.
House proposed budget would not restore Medicare reimbursement cuts to physicians
Restoring pay had majority support, but medical associations blast federal budget for ignoring that, jeopardizing patient access.
Bhattacharya outlines plan to restore credibility at National Institutes of Health
Senate HELP Committee has questions for Trump nominee.
USPSTF adds two members, seeks nominees for national board
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force taking nominations through mid-March for national panel of health care advisers.
State medical associations plead to Congress: Don’t slash Medicaid
Doctors groups from 50 states join in missive to lawmakers.
House GOP Doctors Caucus throws support to restoring Medicare reimbursement
Physicians drumming up support to counter 2.83% cut that started in January.
Physicians warn that AI will undermine judgment, increase prior authorization denials
AMA survey shows growing physician concerns over automated insurance denials.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘We have to put primary care first’
A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘More than enough money’ for good primary care
Primary Care Scorecard: Reforming graduate medical education
Saving primary care: Physician experts outline three approaches
NIHCM hosts online forum with prescriptions to help a sector of health care that is in crisis.
Primary Care Scorecard: Why primary care is losing physicians