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The J-1 visa conundrum | Former Optum exec sentenced for fraud | Why physician friendships fall apart | The growing cracks in corporate medicine | A shift in the physician buy-up narrative

Plus: 5 specialties at the center of consolidation August 27, 2026 1. The J-1 visa conundrum Full story 2. Why physician friendships fall apart: 6 survey findings Full story 3. ‘Overcrowded but underused’: hear a C-suite conversation on hidden capacity,…

A hot spot for physician opportunity | Can unions really empower physicians? | Whistleblower suit leads to $2.4M MA settlement | The end of prior auth? | Ky. practice acquired by PE-backed group

Plus: 89% of physicians trust their own care, but not their surrounding system August 26, 2026 1. The next hot spot for physician opportunity Full story 2. Can unions give physicians their power back? Viewpoint Full story 3. ‘Overcrowded but underused’:…

The $314K physician price tag | Man posed as physician for 8 years, feds allege | 5 physician deals | Who's most likely to leave employment? | Millennial physician pay changes by specialty

Plus: The physician workforce gap is creating new pressure August 21, 2026 1. The $314K cost of employing a physician Full story 2. Who’s driving physician M&A in 2026? 5 deals to know Full story 3. 40% reduction in discharge processing time:…

A Stark law blind spot | 2027: A year of payer reckoning? | Where the gender pay gap is growing | Physician, Civil Rights leader dies | Physician leadership's future definition

Plus: Which states have the best physician, nurse communication? August 20, 2026 1. A Stark law blind spot hiding in physicians’ outside testing deals Full story 2. 2027: A year of reckoning for payers? Full story 3. Baptist Health Arkansas cut…

Trump eyes physician to lead FDA | Physician pay's '33% problem' | 3 things physicians want off their plates | 59-year-old physician practice to close | 90% of employed physicians burnt out

Plus: CMS closes prior auth transparency gaps August 19, 2026 1. The '33% problem' in physician pay and how leaders would change it Full story 2. Trump expected to pick physician as FDA chief: Report Full story 3. Lee Health…

Is Stark law reform finally on the table? | Private practice's 2026 comeback | AMA sued over CPT codes | 47% of internists are foreign born | Hospital sues St. Peter's over noncompetes

Plus: 10 new medical schools, inside hospital success August 14, 2026 1. Is Stark law reform finally on the table? Full story 2. Independent practice’s 2026 comeback Full story 3. $12M+ in recoverable capacity: why Baptist Health Arkansas reframed ED…

Physicians traded autonomy for security. Now what? | A tie for the wealthiest specialty | Catholic physicians sue over assisted dying law | Ga. physician practice to close | 15 CMO moves

Plus: 3 Colorado practices accused of billing under deceased physician’s provider number August 13, 2026 1. Physicians traded autonomy for security. Now what? Full story 2. A tie for the wealthiest physician specialty: 10 stats Full story 3. Four key…

PE's physician buy-up loopholes crack | What's new with Optum? | 11 acquisitions to know | Hospital layoffs by the numbers | 4 physician CEO moves | 1 in 5 physicians experience depression

Plus: Cleveland Clinic launches concierge practice August 12, 2026 1. The loopholes PE built to buy physicians are starting to crack Full story 2. 11 physician acquisitions in 1 month Full story 3. Seattle Children’s turned faxed referrals into EHR-ready…

Where Stark law falls short | Fraud case redraws line on MSO-physician kickback risk | Physician charged with $94M fraud scheme | The early-career pay cliff | Mangione requests live broadcast of murder trial

Plus: 11 hospitals shuttering services August 7, 2026 1. Where Stark law is falling short Full story 2. The pay cliff hiding in early-career physician contracts Full story 3. 40% reduction in discharge processing time: a Baptist Health Arkansas leader…

RVU's $36 vs. $95 pay problem | A $1.1B physician deal | Nev. physician charged with $94M fraud scheme | Physician who sold to PE launches marketplace | CMS dates to watch

Plus: A breakdown of RVU misalignment, a massive D.C physician group deal August 6, 2026 1. The $36 vs. $95 problem: How RVU negotiations are skewing physician pay Full story 2. The biggest physician deal of Q1 came with a…