Lawmakers in New Mexico are working to address the results of a survey that identified a significant number of physicians looking to leave the state, KRQE News reported Jan. 19. The survey, conducted by the Legislative Finance Committee and the…
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Gainesville-based HCA Florida Healthcare and The UCF College of Medicine in Orlando will launch an internal medicine residency program at HCA Florida Capital Hospital in Tallahassee, with the first class of 12 residents starting in July 2026, South Florida Hospital…
Representatives in Alabama have proposed a bill that aims to address the ongoing physician shortage by changing the state’s existing rural physician tax credit program, ABC News 3340 reported Jan. 12. The bill would increase the current program’s annual incentive…
In recent years, a swell of states has adopted laws to lessen the requirements for foreign-trained physicians to join the U.S. workforce. The laws aim to combat the nation’s growing physician shortage, which is becoming more urgent as patient acuity rises, more physicians approach retirement…
Technological developments, corporate interests and an aging population have transformed healthcare over the last several years creating new demands and challenges for incoming physicians. Three physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the things they believe need to change about medical…
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While medical residency programs have seen some recent growth in residency slots, gaps persist between the number of applicants and the number of available positions—deepening the ongoing shortage of physicians in the U.S. Medicus Healthcare Solutions provides a breakdown of…
Numerous challenges face medical schools and universities in 2026 as new restrictions limit student loans for incoming students and the physician shortage deepens. Four physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest challenges facing medical academia in the year ahead. Editor’s…
One in 10 needed physician roles go unfilled, according to Medicus Healthcare Solutions’ recently published “The Physician Workforce Under Pressure” white paper. Here are five statistics, trends and data points that characterize the U.S. physician workforce and ongoing physician shortage,…
Several federal and state healthcare policies are taking effect in 2026, bringing major changes to the physician workforce, hospital operations, reimbursement, insurance and medical school. 1. Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies expire: Enhanced premium tax credits expired Dec. 31, leaving…
A bill filed for Florida’s 2026 legislative session would broaden eligibility for physicians working in areas of critical need to obtain full licensure by endorsement, News 6 Orlando reported Dec. 30. House Bill 809 would amend state law to allow…