Becker’s has tracked 62 hospital and health system job cut announcements so far in 2026, as of Sept. 24. Many target nonclinical and administrative roles, with systems citing lower reimbursement, rising labor and supply costs and the need to realign…
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James Weber, MD, will retire as CEO of The Specialty Alliance on Dec. 31, 2026, ending a healthcare leadership career of about 40 years. He will stay on as chair emeritus and strategic adviser, City Biz reported Sept. 24. The…
Median total clinical compensation rose 4.3% in 2025, according to AMGA’s 2026 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. Surgical specialties had the slowest growth of any group, according to a Sept. 17 summary of the data from compensation platform Marit.…
U.S. physicians earned an average of $386,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s April 10 “Physician Compensation Report. Pay for physicians in the U.K. averaged 114,397 pounds, or about $151,000, according to Medscape’s “UK Doctors Pay Report 2026.” At that rate,…
Sixty-three percent of OB-GYNs and 63% of general surgeons have been named in a malpractice lawsuit, according to a new report from Medscape. Across all specialties, 33% of physicians said they had been a sole defendant, a co-defendant or both…
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Neurosurgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, with a median of $954,500, but it ranks last of 36 specialties for lifestyle balance, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Neurosurgeons average 56.6 hours a week, more…
Preventive medicine physicians have the best lifestyle balance of 36 specialties, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Marit built its Lifestyle Balance Index from more than 24,400 anonymous salary and schedule submissions from full-time…
For Hector Mejia, MD, managing physician partner of Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic, partnering with a managed services organization wasn’t driven by financial distress. It was driven by a structural problem that hits physician partnerships once they reach a certain size.…
Jesse Selber, MD, has been named director of surgical services at Banner Health in the Phoenix Market and chair of the department of surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Dr. Selber is a pioneer of…
Six physicians who built billion-dollar companies are seeing their personal fortunes climb, according to Forbes’ billionaire rankings. Thomas Frist Jr., MD — a former U.S. Air Force flight surgeon who co-founded HCA Healthcare with his father, Thomas Frist Sr., MD,…