Low-premium high-deductible health insurance plans may cause trouble for independent physicians, according to an article from the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette.
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The changing economics of cancer medicine are causing independent oncology practices to close and patient costs to rise significantly, according to The New York Times.
Patients who have seen a physician assistant in the past year agree: PAs provide quality care and can help address the primary care shortage, according to a recent survey conducted by Harris Poll for the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
Roughly 43.5 million people support an elderly family member, ages 50 and older, with serious chronic illnesses at home, according to data cited in The New York Times.
Broward Health Medical Center, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was declared a statutory teaching hospital by the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration, according to a Broward Health statement.
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Manhattan-based NYU Langone Medical Center announced Tuesday an agreement to affiliate with Brooklyn-based Lutheran Medical Center to establish a clinically integrated provider network across New York City.
Despite widespread claims in the medical community that the United States is facing a serious physician shortage, more health economists and analysts are refuting the idea, according to NPR.
Milwaukee-based managed health company MHS Health Wisconsin signed an agreement with Integrated Health Network of Wisconsin (Brookfield) to provide a new line of health insurance plans, which will be available on the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a company release.
There are nearly 6,100 total primary care health professional shortage area designations in the United States, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's most recent report.
More patients are using online physician reviews to search for a physician now than ever before, with the use of online reviews increasing by 68 percent within the last year alone, according to a survey conducted by practice management reviewer…