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Physicians are subsidizing American health care to the tune of unknown billions of dollars each year - we are simply failing to collect money from insurance companies.

Physician reimbursements vary so much across the country that some physicians are receiving twice as much as others for providing the same service, according to a study.

Founding your physician start-up on mostly your own finances can seem like an overwhelming task at times. Fortunately the Internet has come to the rescue with a huge array of services.

Even if housing prices haven't fully recovered, there's one thing for sure - people are looking to buy again. According to a real estate consulting firm, demand exceeds supply in 90% of America's major markets.

As the capital city of an ancient maritime republic, Genoa offers sea views and historic buildings, all in fantastic condition since the city was designated the European Capital of Culture in 2004.

Apple unveiled its newest iPhone this week and amidst the many features that were touted on stage two stood out as being potentially game-changing to health care.

Mark Epstein, MD, FACS, and Elyse Rafal, MD, FAAD, understand the need to have space - both as a couple and as physicians working in the same medical practice.

The fact is that "health care reform" is not going to cure America's health problems. Health reform begins with making it clear that individuals' health is in their own hands.

Over the last three years, information technology costs have climbed a steep 27.8% for medical practices and staff costs have increased as well with new hires to manage the services.

Health care is one sector where new jobs are constantly being created, but a new trend is emerging within the continuous increase in health care jobs - there are huge gains in home health jobs.

The majority of active investors believe the market will remain stable or rise further by the end of this year, but don't expect to beat it, according to a new poll.

The Canadian prairies would make any scientist believe the Earth really is flat, and of all Canada's provinces, Saskatchewan out on the prairies gets the most sunshine.

While it's true that there is a strong positive correlation between income and education, studies show that those who earn the most aren't necessarily the richest.

Southern hospitality isn't fiction - apparently, cities in America's South are nicer than the rest of the country and they filled almost the entire top 10.

A step towards maximizing your potential profit is to minimize the number of claims being denied and the best way to do that is understand why denials are happening to manage them effectively.

International pressure is gradually mounting for a military strike on Syria in the wake of a chemical weapons attack, which could bring a boost to the domestic defense and aerospace industry.

Everyone has a different definition of success, but the residents of these towns, where the median income tops $200,000 and the average home price exceeds $750,000, have definitely "made it."

With nearly 125,000 pages worth of Medicare regulations governing the U.S. health care system, physicians are confronted with overwhelming regulatory burdens that continue to erode their practice of medicine.

Family medicine is increasingly popular with medical students with residency position matches growing for the fourth year in a row, according to a residency census.

Taxes account for the most expensive burden you'll experience in your lifetime, but there's a way to troubleshoot this unnecessary financial burden.

Europe continues to be the most places to visit while on vacation in the world, with half of the top 10 tourist destinations.

The naysayers will continue to say that Europe is too dangerous to invest in, but those who can look at the data and recognize when to go against the herd will realize it may be time to get interested in Europe again.

Many investors felt that they came out the other side of the financial crisis in better control of their finances and a new survey revealed that the younger generations have take the most positive action in the recession's aftermath.

There are few places where one could spend a day in substantial rain and enjoy it. Arles and Saint Remy are two of those destinations.

Family physicians are in high demand and are the most highly recruited doctors for the seventh year running with generalists coming in a close second.

We've all heard the old adage; knowledge is power. That saying couldn't be truer than when it comes to investing. Knowing these statistics can help when you make your next stock picks.

Smartphone use is now common among physicians; however, there's still a need for more information and ongoing assessments of how clinicians integrate these devices into practice.

Finding a way to promote longevity without promoting harmful side effects is a key goal of longevity proponents and researchers, but new work on aging in mice points to the challenge ahead.

Although the gender wage gap is supposedly narrowing across the country, health care seems to be an exception where females are now earning 25% less than male counterparts.

While the government has been increasing health care data transparencies, physician leaders are split on whether or not data about Medicare payments to physicians should be made public.