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 drove 8.8x ROI by transforming OR utilization, no new rooms required. A system director walks through the changes that made it happen — here.

 

4. 3 things healthcare should stop asking of physicians Full story

5. Oklahoma physician practice of 59 years closes Full story

6. Your team did everything right. The positioning injury happened anyway. Learn why here.

 

7. Corporate medicine is burning out 90% of employed physicians: 10 survey findings Full story

8. North Carolina physician sentenced for unlawful opioid prescriptions Full story

9. 63% of physicians face corporate barriers to referring patients out-of-network: Report Full story

10. CMS closes prior authorization transparency gaps AMA found in 15 health plans Full story

 

11. AI-generated answers now steer patients to practices. Make sure yours shows up here.

12. UnitedHealth Group in the headlines: 10 updates Full story

13. Mount Sinai medical chief heads to New Jersey system Full story

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