Rural primary care practices deliver a broader range of services than their urban counterparts, even as workforce shortages and federal policy changes strain access and affordability. These findings were detailed in a Nov. 12 report from the Primary Care Collaborative.…
Integration & Physician Issues
Investment in medical groups plateaued in September for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Kaufman Hall’s “Physician Flash Report” for the third quarter of 2025. Kaufman Hall, a Vizient company, collected data from 200,000 employed providers across…
The Association of American Medical Colleges is calling on medical schools and academic medical centers to strengthen nutrition education across all stages of medical training. In a Nov. 6 call to action, the association urged deans and medical education leaders…
In the days after CMS finalized its 2026 physician fee schedule, dozens of physician organizations rebuked the rule and a 2.5% reduction the agency called an “efficiency adjustment.” Reimbursement under Medicare will shrink for more than 7,000 physician services, or…
Hospitals and academic medical centers are posting a larger share of physician job postings, but financial uncertainty in the market could dampen their recruiting efforts, according to a recent report from AMN Healthcare, a recruiting firm. Between April 2024 and…
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A new federal policy requiring employers to pay a $100,000 fee to sponsor highly skilled workers from other countries could disproportionately affect the nation’s poorest areas when it comes to healthcare access, according to an analysis published Oct. 29 in…
During an Oct. 28 earnings call, UnitedHealth Group executives said the company has overrelied on its network of more than 90,000 affiliated and employed physicians and plans to switch to a direct employment model. UnitedHealth Group’s care services division, Optum…
Generative AI is steadily weaving its way into every corner of healthcare, influencing clinical decision-making, streamlining administrative work, and redefining how future physicians are trained. Residency education, in particular, is at a pivotal moment as programs explore how to integrate…
Cook County Health, one of the nation’s largest public health systems, and UI Health, the academic health enterprise of the University of Illinois Chicago, have expanded their collaborative partnership into medical education, clinical care and research. The institutions announced the…
Physicians who rely on AI in clinical decision-making may be viewed as less competent by their peers, according to an August study published in Nature from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University. Researchers conducted a randomized experiment involving 276 clinicians from a…