This article was last updated March 20, 2026 at 4:16 p.m. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has asked Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth to pause its plan to transition its emergency room staffing contract for 180 days, NPR-affiliate KLCC reported March 18. Here…
Physician Workforce
Eight-four percent of primary care providers said they must play an essential role in meeting rising demand for mental and behavioral health treatment in the U.S, according to a Medscape survey published March 6. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s…
A California lawmaker is putting pressure on the University of California to build a medical school in Kern County, which has been federally designated as a physician shortage area since 1978. On Feb. 10, Jasmeet Bains, MD, a Democrat representing…
Some health systems are requiring physicians 70 and older to undergo comprehensive cognitive evaluations. Many physicians choose to retire instead, The New York Times reported Jan. 31. The physician workforce has faced an aging problem for decades. In 2005, more…
Las Cruces, N.M.-based Three Crosses Regional Hospital has grown its physician workforce by making culture the centerpiece of its strategy. Since the 46-bed private hospital opened in 2020, Chief Medical Officer Muhammad Owais Khan, MD, has leaned on physician experience…
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A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4, imposed stricter borrowing limits on the amount of federal student loans that those earning professional degrees can borrow. Specifically, the new legislation eliminates the Grad PLUS…