UnitedHealthcare’s announcement that it will reduce prior authorization requirements by 30% across its commercial, Medicare Advantage and ACA marketplace plans has drawn cautiously positive responses ...
New federal data shows the independent dispute resolution process created under the No Surprises Act is being used more than ever. Total federal IDR disputes rose from 653,445 in Q3 of 2025 to 719,118 ...
Primary care specialties drove physician demand in 2025, with three of the four most-recruited specialties in internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician ...
The country’s largest prescription drug distributors have committed more than $13 billion since late 2024 to buying up physician practices. The biggest mover is Cencora. Starting with a $5 billion ...
North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Nebraska and Delaware have all moved this cycle to scrap or loosen certificate-of-need laws — joining Montana and Georgia, which cleared similar reforms in ...
Representatives Scott Peters, a Democrat from California and Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican from New Jersey, reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act on Sept. 1, which would sharply restrict employers’ ...
Tracy Young, CRNA, was recently appointed president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and is co-founder and chief operating officer of Essential Anesthesia Management. He recently ...
Private equity firms have spent more than a decade building physician practice management platforms in specialties such as cardiology, orthopedics, gastroenterology and ophthalmology. The playbook — ...
T.J. Regional Health and Graves Gilbert Clinic are exploring a long-term affiliation that would bring together more than 300 providers across primary care and specialties. Bowling Green, Ky.-based ...
Wayne, N.J.-based University Spine Center sued UnitedHealthcare July 24, alleging the insurer failed to pay $226,477.60 awarded through the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process.
Phoenix-based OrthoArizona opened a $25 million, 50,000-square-foot orthopedic center in Glendale, Ariz., Sept. 2. The facility combines musculoskeletal care, an on-site ASC, physical therapy and ...
Physician burnout has declined for the third straight year, but roughly half of physicians still say they’re feeling overworked, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. Doximity, a ...