Legal + Compensation

HCA Healthcare is the largest healthcare system by expenses, according to a Feb. 9 report from Definitive Healthcare. 

Three major health system deals have unwound or been called off since the start of 2023:

Congress has extended the advanced alternative payment model incentive payment an additional year as part of its year-end omnibus deal.

Although the role of physician was ranked the 13th best job for 2023, 53 percent of providers said they are burned out and 23 reported experiencing depression, according to a survey published Jan. 27 by Medscape.

The National Rural Healthcare Association has partnered with Stroudwater Associates to launch a compensation survey for physicians and advanced practice providers for rural organizations.

The American Medical Association recently released a guide for residents, fellows and young physicians on how to manage their student debt. Here are five tips from that guide:

Congress released omnibus legislation in a $1.7 trillion spending bill that halts the planned 4.5 percent Medicare reimbursement cut, which is scheduled to grow over the next two years. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has launched full-risk reimbursement arrangements alongside six physician organizations for their Blue Care Network Advantage and Medicare Advantage PPO plans, Healthcare Finance reported Dec. 15. 

Rhode Island is the best state for healthcare, according to personal finance website WalletHub, and internal medicine providers in the state make an average of $279,640 each year — 15 percent higher than the national average. 

More than half of physicians think patients with unhealthy habits should pay more for insurance, according to Medscape's 2022 "Right or Wrong in Medicine" report.