Author: Francesca Mathewes

When asked if the financial state of their practice was better or worse than a year ago, 35% of physicians told Medical Economics that conditions had worsened, according to the publication’s 96th Physician Report, published Dec. 29.  The report compiles…

The last several years have seen an uptick in union activity by physicians and other healthcare workers, and 2025 was no different.  Becker’s has reported on at least 38 healthcare strikes in 2025, as well as eight other union-related updates…

Here are eight updates on healthcare labor movements in 2025 that included physicians, residents and fellows, as reported by Becker’s: 1. University of Massachusetts resident physicians, interns and fellows employed by Worcester-based UMass Chan Medical School ratified a new union…

Only 13% of physicians said the financial state of their practice was better than it was a year ago in Medical Economics’ Best of 2025 report, a compilation of physician practice statistics from throughout 2025, published Dec. 29. Among those…

Yankton (S.D) Medical Clinic has struck a new professional services agreement with Sioux Falls-based Avera Health. According to a Dec. 23 news release, Yankton will remain an independent medical practice, partnering with Avera to expand only certain services and strengthen…

The Corvallis (Ore.) Clinic, a subsidiary of Optum, plans to end maternity and women’s health services in 2026, Oregon Live reported Dec. 19. In a letter sent to patients across the clinic’s 11 locations in the state, the practice said…

CMS has awarded 400 additional Medicare-funded residency positions to 135 hospitals across 37 states, an effort that aims to further address the nation’s growing physician shortage. About 62% of the new slots will support primary care and psychiatry programs, CMS…

Physician practices have been struggling against a rising tide of consolidation efforts by a range of corporate entities, including hospitals, health systems, private equity and insurance companies.  In response to this trend, a new wave of management services organizations and…

While there is little data that breaks down chief medical officers’ backgrounds by medical specialty, anecdotally, many come from internal medicine, general surgery or anesthesiology, Samuel Bauer, MD, chief medical officer of Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal…

Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against three major medical organizations alleging they “misled” the public and medical community regarding the reversibility and efficacy of gender-affirming care treatments. Here’s five things to know about the lawsuit: 1. The…