April 14th 2025
An economic comeback, conservative pricing, private equity: What does this mean for potential sellers of health care businesses?
April 8th 2025
Combined organization now serves more than 20 million members and 1,700 employers
April 3rd 2025
Physicians Advocacy Institute publishes figures on five-year decline.
New position paper analyzes rural disparities and the policies, financial incentives and technology that would help.
April 1st 2025
‘The revolution begins today,’ new HHS Secretary RFK Jr. says.
ATA, Digital Therapeutics Alliance form new Advancing Digital Health Coalition
Merged organizations pledge to advance innovative technologies to improve patient care.
Medical Economics Insider: Save your practice — a video introduction
Expert insights about managing a practice and the 2025 cut to physicians in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
FTC: Customer details must remain private 23andMe bankruptcy
Meanwhile, FTC members contest removal by Trump.
23andMe genetic testing company bankruptcy raises questions about data privacy
People who requested genetic tests were customers, not patients, so legal protection may be limited.
Match 2025 — By the numbers: a slideshow
A look at the figures from the National Resident Matching Program.
More Americans die avoidable deaths than citizens of any other high-income country
A new JAMA study shows preventable deaths rising in every U.S. state, defying global progress.
Addressing the growing mental health crisis in pediatrics
A view from the front lines in a pediatric practice.
Match 2025: ACP, AAFP tout new doctors heading for internal, family medicine
Internal medicine is single largest training specialty, according to figures from medical groups.
Bladder cancer: Challenges, innovations and opportunities for primary care physicians
Because early detection is key, here is what clinicians should know about advanced strategies and emerging treatments to optimize patient outcomes in bladder cancer management.
As measles outbreak grows, primary care physicians can promote vaccines by building trust with patients
Public health experts describe the latest on measles cases in Texas and broader concerns about vaccinations.
Federal residency funding expands primary care pipeline, study finds
ACA provisions boost primary care training amid worsening physician shortage.
What health care CFOs predict for 2025
After years of volatility, health care leaders across the nation’s hospitals, health systems, and other health care organizations view 2025 with cautious optimism.
Top medical schools for physicians working in primary care – a slideshow
U.S. News & World Report, AAFP tally colleges with physician alumni working in family, internal, and pediatric medicine.
Access and transparency, AI challenges, women’s health — what directions are best for primary care?
Three experts weigh in on contemporary issues for the National Academy of Medicine.
How neuro-symbolic AI closes the trust gap for physicians
A more human way of thinking can overcome legitimate concerns that doctors have about artificial intelligence.
CDC considers allowing nonphysicians to read complex chest x-rays: What could go wrong?
The CDC requests public comment on the possibility of allowing NPPs to read chest x-rays of workers at risk for pneumoconiosis.
Trump: Administration will ‘keep our children healthy and strong’
President mentions some health care issues in address to Congress.
Wellvana acquires CVS Health’s MSSP business, expands value-based care reach
The transaction positions Wellvana as a leading value-based care enabler, extending services to approximately one million Medicare patients across 40 states.
Trump tariffs on imports and effects on health care, explained
President Trump says it’s necessary to impose extra costs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. What does that mean for the health care sector? Potentially, a lot.
Keys to a safe practice, moving forward
Andrea Greco, SVP of healthcare safety at CENTEGIX, explains what practices should keep in mind moving forward in regards to workplace safety.
Health care money trail could lead to policy solutions to control spending while improving patient outcomes
Author discusses new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade, and what that could mean for the future.
Trump orders ‘radical transparency’ for health care pricing
Executive order says HHS will ‘rapidly enforce’ price disclosures by hospitals, health insurers.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘We have to put primary care first’
A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Financial toll of health conditions: hundreds of billions of dollars
Author describes origin of new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘More than enough money’ for good primary care
Primary Care Scorecard: Reforming graduate medical education
Primary Care Scorecard: Why primary care is losing physicians
Primary Care Scorecard: Medicare undervalues primary care
Public vastly overestimates primary care spending, study finds
U.S. general public overestimated primary care funding by 10 times.
Primary Care Scorecard: A surprising finding