Every physician assistant practicing today owes the profession's existence to combat medics and Navy corpsmen who proved that ...

This doctor brings care to the middle of nowhere—via private jet. For rural Americans, he's a rare lifeline to specialty care ...

The shortage of physicians in the United States isn’t a new phenomenon. Unfortunately, it is also one that isn’t expected to disappear anytime soon. “I would say the nation’s need for physicians is ...

Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads due to a shortage of medical care providers, the American Medical Group Management Association says.

Eleven healthcare leaders joined Becker’s to discuss what the physician workforce might look like in five years. Editor’s note: Responses were edited lightly for clarity and length. Bernard Boulanger, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Pipes is a scholar and think tank CEO who writes on health care. "We may seem a long way from legalizing physician-assisted ...

Although physician unionization efforts have been focused on the West Coast, the trend is growing and spreading across the country, this consultant says. In recent years, physician unionization has ...

CMS, in the FY 2008 and FY 2009 IPPS regulations, finalized changes relating to hospitals serving Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries that require such hospitals and their physician owners to disclose ...