Practicing medicine is generally seen as a well-paying field, but some positions pay better than others. Physicians and surgeons make higher wages than both the general population and other healthcare providers, and of all specialties, cardiologists top the list. According to nonprofit data analysis firm USA Facts, cardiologists have the highest average annual wage of […]

Having individuals connected by one identifier is good for information sharing and for attracting the private-public partnerships that are essential to moving forward, says Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.  

Family premiums for employer plans will likely rise an average of about 7% this year, with a new KFF analysis predicting the premiums will average $23,968, with employees contributing $6.575 toward that premium on average – a $500 increase year-over-year. On average, covered workers contributed 17% of the cost of single coverage and 29% of […]

Susan Dentzer, president and chief executive officer of America’s Physician Groups, keeps pushing the needle on value-based care.