Oklahoma City topped Doximity’s list of highest-paying metro areas for physicians, while Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., ranked lowest, according to the company’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. Doximity, a digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, released the report Aug. 25. It draws…
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Summit, N.J.-based Atlantic Health Medical Center has broken ground on an expansion of its advanced surgery center. The $70 million project will increase the number of operating rooms from 20 to 26, a 50-bay pre-operative and post-operative care unit and…
Primary care specialties drove physician demand in 2025, with three of the four most-recruited specialties in internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. The findings are based on an analysis of tens of thousands…
North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Nebraska and Delaware have all moved this cycle to scrap or loosen certificate-of-need laws — joining Montana and Georgia, which cleared similar reforms in earlier cycles. As of its most recent update, the National Conference…
Healthcare affordability has taken center stage in the national political discourse, from the fights against AI-driven payer denials to antitrust efforts and lapsed ACA marketplace subsidies. For ASC operators paying close attention to the ballot box in November, a few…
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Representatives Scott Peters, a Democrat from California and Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican from New Jersey, reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act on Sept. 1, which would sharply restrict employers’ use of noncompete agreements nationwide. According to a Sept. 1 news…
Advances in minimally invasive surgery, robotics, neuro-oncology, neurotechnology and complex spine care are expanding what is possible in neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons across the country are helping drive that progress while advancing research, refining surgical techniques and training the next generation. The…
Physician burnout has declined for the third straight year, but roughly half of physicians still say they’re feeling overworked, according to Doximity’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. Doximity, a digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, released the report Aug. 25. The…
Wayne, N.J.-based University Spine Center sued UnitedHealthcare July 24, alleging the insurer failed to pay $226,477.60 awarded through the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process. The dispute involves out-of-network medical and surgical services provided to three UnitedHealthcare members in…
Florida accounted for 10 of the 53 ASC developments Becker’s has tracked nationally so far in 2026 , the most of any state. Here are eight things to know about what’s driving it.