Physician assistants and nurse practitioners outnumber physicians in 10 states: Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Tennessee, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming. Becker’s calculated the total physicians and surgeons in every state between 2024 and 2025. This includes…
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Centene is offering a voluntary separation program to employees, the company confirmed to Becker’s June 15. “Centene is positioning the company to lead the future of healthcare — working to deliver a simpler and better experience for our members and…
Hybrid schedules tend to improve how workers feel about their jobs and make them less likely to leave, but research shows employees who work from home full time could face higher rates of anxiety and loneliness, The Wall Street Journal…
Anesthesia plays a crucial role in a patient’s health journey, directly influencing the accessibility and timing of life-saving treatments. However, persistent physician shortages and workforce gaps in rural areas have led to limited procedures, scheduling, and services. When a rural…
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Many health systems have added operational technologies over the past several years. Yet for some leaders, it’s not clear these tools have made the work simpler — or that they’ve resolved the organization’s most pressing operational challenges. Instead, operational complexities,…
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Nearly 1 in 5 healthcare workers in the U.S. is a registered nurse, according to May 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. RNs represent about 19% of the nation’s healthcare practitioner and healthcare support workforce, according to BLS…
Kansas City, Mo.-based Children’s Mercy is offering voluntary early retirement to an undisclosed number of employees, The Beacon reported June 12. The pediatric health system employs nearly 9,000 people, according to the report. In a statement shared with Becker’s, Children’s…
Compensation jumped from fifth to first place as the top reason employees stay in 2026, up 24 percentage points year over year, according to a global McKinsey survey. McKinsey’s “HR Monitor 2026,” published in June, surveyed approximately 1,300 HR professionals…
Companies are leaning on “backdoor” references more than ever as candidates use AI tools to polish resumes and prepare for virtual interviews, The Wall Street Journal reported June 10. While backdoor references — inquiries about a candidate made to someone…
Nurses left their primary jobs at nearly double the rate between 2018 and 2022, rising from 13% to 24%, according to a University of Michigan study published in Medical Care. The study used a difference-in-difference analysis of inpatient, long-term care,…