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November 21, 2019 - The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted a new policy to help ensure residents and fellows who lose their jobs due to unexpected teaching hospital closures are financially and professionally protected. [ more ]

September 6, 2019 - As America's population ages and demand outpaces supply, a physician shortage is intensifying. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges say the U.S. will see a shortage of 46,900 to 121,900 physicians by 2032 in primary and specialty care. [ more ]

August 21, 2019 - Federal health centers across the country will receive nearly $107 million to support quality improvement efforts. [ more ]

July 24, 2019 - In a return to form, physician compensation levels grew in 2018, rising on average 2% for an overall mean income of $400,686, according to the results of Modern Healthcare's 26th annual Physician Compensation Survey. [ more ]

April 2, 2109: Telehealth use jumped 53% from 2016 to 2017, outpacing all other sites of care, according to a new report.  Telehealth utilization grew nearly twice as fast in urban than rural areas over that span, according to a new white paper from Fair Health, which parsed its database of 28 billion commercial insurance claims, the largest repository in the country.  [ more ]