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Physicians face a range of challenges in today's healthcare industry. Here are the top 10 issues facing physicians today, according to Medical Economics' 2024 "Physician Report." 

Here are the 10 most popular services physicians in internal and family medicine provide for ancillary revenue, according to Medical Economics' 2024 "Physician Report." 

Physicians working in the hospital setting saw an average pay hike of just 2% in 2024, according to a Medscape infographic published Aug. 1. 

Amid rising costs and declining reimbursements, more hospitals are shutting down services, leaving physicians increasingly impacted.

Here are 7 physicians who have been involved or are allegedly involved in healthcare fraud cases involving approximately a total of $65 million in the last month, as reported by Becker's since July 19:

The American Medical Association shared its new perspective on ableism in medicine in its educational primer, "Ableism in Health Care," part of its larger strategic health equity plan. 

In August 2022, the Biden Administration signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, which gave Medicare Parts B and D negotiation powers that will apply to the price of a limited number of drugs with no generic or biosimilar competition.

Noncompete clauses in employment contracts have been a longstanding thorn in the side of physicians nationwide. Lately, however, several states have pushed to ban the practice.

Nearly half of pediatricians (49%) have seen increased paperwork volume in the last year, according to Medscape's 2024 "Pediatrics Practice Issues Report," published Aug. 14. 

Here are three physician practices that have been acquired in the last two weeks, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 1: