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The residency bottleneck | The math behind private practice survival | 21 physician politicians to know | Colo. physician sued for Medicaid fraud | Congress eyes new PE restrictions

Plus: The hidden workforce behind prior authorization September 18, 2026 1. Medical schools are booming — residency slots aren’t Full story 2. The new math of physician independence Full story 3. Lee Health grew case volume 11% by treating OR…

Gen Z's impending healthcare exodus | Persistent Stark law blind spots | Where are physicians moving? | 7 nos. on physician recruitment | House subcommittee tackles physician pay

Plus: What physicians should know about the DePuy Synthes buyout September 17, 2026 1. The Stark law blind spots physicians keep missing Full story 2. Where physicians want to go — and where they’re leaving Full story 3. Rigid block schedules and…

The richest physicians in healthcare | Economics of payer-owned medicine | Ore. practice to shutter after 21 years | Private practice stakes for employed physicians | Allina physicians strike

Plus: The specialties facing the biggest physician shortage September 16, 2026 1. The richest physicians in healthcare Full story 2. The hidden economics of payer-owned medicine Full story 3. UT Medical Center grew surgical volume 8% without adding a single OR.…

The uneven collapse of private practice | PA pay reaches $155K | 45% of physicians want out of medicine | Patients speak out on physician noncompete battle | 8 ways patient relationships are changing

Plus: The uneasy truce between physicians and AI September 11, 2026 1. The uneven collapse of private practice Full story 2. 81% of physicians would choose medicine again. 45% still want out. Full story 3. Rigid block schedules and manual…

The firm behind Peloton is betting on physicians | 5 healthcare bankruptcies | Judge limits ICE access to Medicaid data | Specialties most, least likely to be employed |One specialty's persistent gender gap

Plus: The hidden liability of ambient AI September 10, 2026 1. The firm behind Peloton is betting on physician practices next Full story 2. 5 healthcare bankruptcies physicians need to know Full story 3. Does ongoing board certification impact physician performance?…

Physician-senator sued 700+ patients over debt | Drug distributors' $14B physician bet | Montana clinic to close | Physicians question UHC prior auth cut | Physicians' 1st job tradeoffs

Plus: The math behind 1 practice’s 3-year contracts September 9, 2026 1. Why are drug distributors spending $14B on physician practices? Full story 2. Physician-senator sued 700+ patients over unpaid bills: NYT Full story 3. Build a peer support program…

A Stark law exception, explained | Physician pay by practice setting | Physicians' growing trust problem | Is the PE playbook still working? | NP sues state over mandatory physician contracts

Becker’s Physician Leadership E-Newsletter – September 4, 2026 Plus: Physicians vote to unionize in first for Banner Health September 4, 2026 1. Stark law’s EHR donation exception, explained Full story 2. Physician compensation by practice setting Full story 3. This…

Are physicians happy with the state of medicine? | Physician employment, dollar-by-dollar | 10 specialties with the biggest pay jumps | The gender gap hasn't budged | 8 workforce updates

Plus: New union moves, CMO appointments and physician deals September 3, 2026 1. Are physicians happy with the state of the medical industry? Full story 2. The dollar-by-dollar cost of physician employment Full story 3. Staffing flexibility shouldn't create contracting…

The pay problem salary doesn't capture | 3 physician practice closures | Visa changes rattle teaching hospitals | The skills residents lack | 48-year-old physician group files for bankruptcy

Plus: Physician CEO moves, health system layoffs September 2, 2026 1. The physician pay problem salary doesn't capture Full story 2. 3 physician practice closures in 1 month Full story 3. 1 infusion summit, 3 real-world impact stories: see how…

Myths about the physician paycheck | Stark law enforcement is surging | 20 specialties with the highest, lowest pay | Unionization gaining steam | The physician retention gap

Plus: Dallas physician clinic to pay $7.5M to settle false claims allegations August 28, 2026 1. The biggest misconceptions about physician pay Full story 2. Stark law enforcement is surging. These 10 nos. show how much Full story 3. $12M+…

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