Physician autonomy — both in clinical and organizational decision-making — has become a flashpoint across healthcare as the system becomes more consolidated, politicized and influenced by non-clinical stakeholders. Sixty-five percent of self-employed physicians said autonomy was very important to them…
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Allina Health will open the Richard M. Schulze Surgical and Critical Care Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on Aug. 29, 2026, completing the largest infrastructure project in the health system’s history. The 620,000-square-foot facility includes 190 private patient…
The anesthesia workforce crisis isn’t just about headcount. Rising costs, payer dynamics that reward size over quality, overstuffed clinics and a growing debate over care delivery models are straining the system from multiple directions. Five leaders spoke with Becker’s to…
Reimbursement math, Stark law enforcement and a push for pay transparency are colliding to change how physicians get paid this year. Here are five things to know about the forces behind physician compensation in 2026. 1. Physicians are working more…
Cardiologists in the U.S. earned an average of $575,000 in 2025, up about 10% from 2024, according to Medscape’s Cardiologist Compensation Report 2026. The report collected data from respondents who were full-time physicians practicing in the US only. Cardiologists reported…
The anesthesiology training pipeline is under pressure from several fronts as the specialty faces a spike in demand for anesthesia services while the number of new anesthesiologists entering the field struggles to keep pace. Geographic gaps in where residencies exist,…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act on July 22 in a 21-1 vote, sending healthcare price transparency legislation to the full Senate floor, The Center Square reported July 22. Sens. Roger…
The first lumbar artificial disc replacement at DISC’s newest surgery center did not feel like a first to Philip Saville, MD. He had already performed the procedure in outpatient settings. The operation itself was familiar. What mattered was everything built…
The Hospitals of Providence opened Weight Loss Center West and Providence Medical Partners General Surgery and Weight Management at a single site in west El Paso, Texas, July 22, KFOX14 reported the same day. Benjamin Clapp, MD, a board-certified bariatric…
The price of a cardiology procedure can depend less on the complexity of the care and more on which insurer is footing the bill, according to new price transparency data. The analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, drew on April…