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
Burnout and consolidation: A new generation of feelings about mental health for physicians
The president of The Physicians Foundation discusses consolidation in health care and how it contributes to burnout.
Burnout and consolidation: Making it easier to get mental health aid
Burnout and consolidation: Feelings of frustration may be moderating a bit
Burnout and consolidation: Physician burnout is not abating
Burnout and consolidation: Smaller, independent practices are gone, and so is joy of being a doctor
Burnout and consolidation: Incentives for health systems to grow
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.
Burnout and consolidation: Preserving physician autonomy
Burnout and consolidation: ‘The environment physicians are practicing in has changed dramatically’
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.
Burnout and consolidation: an introduction
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
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
Holiday shopping bonus: 10 more holiday gift ideas for physicians on your ‘nice’ list
Need some last-minute gift ideas for the physicians in your life? We’ve got you covered.
Why more physicians don’t participate in value-based payment models
Researchers asked doctors why they continue with fee-for-service payment. There are many reasons, as a study co-author explains.
Value-based payment models: Potential solutions, part 2
A physician researcher discusses why primary care physicians do not participate in value-based payment models.
Value-based payment models: Too much documentation
Value-based payment models: Problematic performance measures
Value-based payment: Not all insurers are on board
Value-based payment: Or is it fee-for-service? Or both?
Value-based payment: Will it cover the cost of doing business?
Value-based payment: Sources and a summary