5. Physicians balk at Optum’s loan repayment demands following Change hack Full story

6. What's missing in conversations about the anesthesia conundrum Full story
7. Providence majorly reduced surgeons' backlog of cases — see how they did it with AI, here.
8. Physician incentive agreements hit $50K Full story
9. Physician couple killed in plane crash Full story
10. Is private investment harming or helping healthcare? Opinion Full story

11. Labor costs are pushing health systems into crisis mode. Pull back from the brink here.
12. Massachusetts codifies physician shield laws Full story
13. Judge loosens Idaho abortion ban: 4 things for physicians to know Full story
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14. Healthcare payments report: Learn why 58% of patients aren't satisfied with financial communication here.
15. Agentic AI at MIT Health: Lessons in efficiency and cost reduction here.
16. CFO survey: Find the top trends and priorities for the rest of 2025 here.