Becker's Physician Leadership

Here are eight physicians who made announcements to move into or out of the CEO role at hospitals and health systems in September, as reported by Becker’s:   1. David Callendar, MD, plans to retire at the end of 2026 as…

A proposed Medicare payment cut tied to Modifier 25 could reallocate approximately $889 million in annual Medicare fee-for-service payments, according to an analysis from Jiro Health. Private practices and solo physicians would account for $724.4 million, or 81.5%, of the…

More than 80% of physicians are now employed by a hospital, health system or other corporate entity, up from just 26% in 2012, a shift that has reshaped what physician contracts look like, according to a Sept. 16 white paper…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said AI can provide patients with a better-informed second opinion than any physician in the country, The New York Times reported Sept. 29. Speaking alongside Vice President JD Vance at the MAHA Summit in…

Strategic health systems may become a more viable exit, although complex, option for private equity-backed physician practice management platforms as sponsor-to-sponsor deals slow and hold periods lengthen, according to a Sept. 29 blog post from VMG Health. Here are five…

U.S. physicians earned an average of $386,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s April 10 “Physician Compensation Report.” Physicians in Canada reported average total compensation of 394,000 Canadian dollars, or about $283,000, according to Medscape’s Sept. 29 “Canada: Physician Compensation Report…

The average starting salary for all physicians has hit $419,000 in 2025-26, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from AMN Healthcare.  On top of base salaries, signing bonuses were offered in 87% of physician search engagements in 2025-26, averaging…

Public Service Loan Forgiveness has long been one of the few financial incentives pulling physicians toward the places that need them most: rural towns, urban cores, federally qualified health centers and lower-paying specialties such as family medicine and pediatrics.  Marc…

A federal bill introduced Sept. 16 would do more than bar private equity firms from owning physician practices. It targets the management services organization structure PE-backed platforms have used to operate in corporate practice of medicine states, and it would…

More than one-third of U.S. counties have no general surgeon, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  The study mapped surgeons across 12 surgical specialties in every U.S. county, using April 2025 data…