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2025 underscored how deeply physician turnover and vacancies affect the healthcare economy. In 2026, the work must go beyond filling openings—retention and workforce planning need to be central to operational strategy and organizational health.
The state of the physician workforce in 2025 - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Physicians are facing a number of changes and challenges in 2025 — with some good news about burnout rates, some bad news around aging physicians and some surprising shifts in the physician workforce makeup. Here are 10 things to know about the current state of the physician workforce. 1. The number of independent physicians in […]
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December 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
2025 underscored how deeply physician turnover and vacancies affect the healthcare economy. In 2026, the work must go beyond filling openings—retention and workforce planning need to be central to operational strategy and organizational health.
While nurse practitioners are the only group growing fast enough to keep pace, already carrying whole counties on their shoulders, the real question is whether our systems will finally build care models that let them practice in ways that actually serve these communities.
11/21/2025: Physician shortages expected in rural areas for at least next decade, new report finds | News
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December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
While nurse practitioners are the only group growing fast enough to keep pace, already carrying whole counties on their shoulders, the real question is whether our systems will finally build care models that let them practice in ways that actually serve these communities.
Rural America is losing family physicians faster than anyone wants to admit. There’s a line in the study that stays with me. “The speed at which this has happened is remarkable and terrible.” That feels right.
Physician Shortage in Rural Areas of the U.S. Worsened Since 2017
The national shortage of primary care physicians is an ongoing concern and a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine underscores how urgent the problem is and where the biggest pain point lies: in rural parts of the country, with the greatest losses in the Northeast.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Rural America is losing family physicians faster than anyone wants to admit. There’s a line in the study that stays with me. “The speed at which this has happened is remarkable and terrible.” That feels right.
2026 is shaping up to be a year where physician scarcity becomes impossible to ignore. Retention is the real strategy, and recruitment just reflects whether it’s working.
The biggest physician risks facing ASCs in 2026 - Becker’s ASC
Physician recruitment and retainment is a key issue for ASCs in the years ahead as the U.S. faces an anticipated shortage of physicians over the next decade. For its “ASC Leader Expectations for 2026” survey, VMG Health asked 97 leaders what their biggest physician-related risks were heading into 2026. Here’s a breakdown of responses: 1. […]
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December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
2026 is shaping up to be a year where physician scarcity becomes impossible to ignore. Retention is the real strategy, and recruitment just reflects whether it’s working.
At $7,000-$9,000 in daily lost revenue per vacant position, healthcare systems can't afford to keep misdiagnosing this problem. The prescription is actually listening to why physicians walk away.
Why Physicians Say No: Beyond Compensation In Retention
Many physicians reject high-paying offers. Discover what truly drives retention—and why understanding career-stage needs is key to reducing turnover.
www.healthcarebusinesstoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At $7,000-$9,000 in daily lost revenue per vacant position, healthcare systems can't afford to keep misdiagnosing this problem. The prescription is actually listening to why physicians walk away.
Nearly half of physicians work with understaffed teams more than 25% of the time, and we wonder why burnout is at crisis levels. New AMA data show physicians working with incomplete teams are more than twice as likely to report burnout.
When health care teams run short, physician burnout rises
AMA data shows how inadequate staffing takes a toll on well-being and retention across physician specialties. Smart health systems are making a change.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nearly half of physicians work with understaffed teams more than 25% of the time, and we wonder why burnout is at crisis levels. New AMA data show physicians working with incomplete teams are more than twice as likely to report burnout.
On National Rural Health Day, let's talk about the number that keeps me up at night: 332 days.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On National Rural Health Day, let's talk about the number that keeps me up at night: 332 days.
Private equity is increasingly targeting cardiology and urology practices, fueling urban-focused, corporatized recruitment trends. For the best benchmarks on fill rates and hiring challenges, see the AAPPR Benchmarking Search Dynamics and Trends Report.
Which practice settings are most likely to recruit physicians?
It’s not just hospitals, academia and medical groups anymore. Find out what’s changing and how it could affect your transition to practice.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Private equity is increasingly targeting cardiology and urology practices, fueling urban-focused, corporatized recruitment trends. For the best benchmarks on fill rates and hiring challenges, see the AAPPR Benchmarking Search Dynamics and Trends Report.
Efficiency in healthcare isn’t just about cutting staff. It’s about refreshing and refining processes, better use of tools, and empowering teams to work smarter—not harder—in a world where doing “more with less” is the new norm.
The delicate 'needle' systems are trying to thread - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
As health systems prepare for the financial ramifications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, executives say they are bracing for an increasingly difficult balancing act: managing tighter budgets while addressing rising labor costs and workforce expectations. The legislation, signed into law in July, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by an estimated $911 […]
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November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Efficiency in healthcare isn’t just about cutting staff. It’s about refreshing and refining processes, better use of tools, and empowering teams to work smarter—not harder—in a world where doing “more with less” is the new norm.
AAPPR continues working with congressional offices on letters to exempt healthcare providers from H-1B visa fees. Since only 4% of H-1B approvals are in health fields, this won’t alter policy. We’ll keep members updated on any exemption developments.
American Medical Association urges DHS to exempt physicians from new $100,000 H-1B visa fee
The American Medical Association and 53 leading medical societies have urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to exempt physicians from the newly announced $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, the groups said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
AAPPR continues working with congressional offices on letters to exempt healthcare providers from H-1B visa fees. Since only 4% of H-1B approvals are in health fields, this won’t alter policy. We’ll keep members updated on any exemption developments.
If we want to preserve rural healthcare its reweaving the human fabric that medicine depends on, because a community that doesn’t trust its healers risks losing them altogether.
In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If we want to preserve rural healthcare its reweaving the human fabric that medicine depends on, because a community that doesn’t trust its healers risks losing them altogether.
It’s not exactly shocking to hear that physician attrition is climbing. What small, realistic change do you think would make the biggest difference in keeping physicians in practice?
Increases in Physician Attrition Rates Could Worsen Shortages
A decade-long analysis of physicians reveals an acceleration in doctors permanently leaving practice, a trend likely to worsen physician shortages.
medicine.yale.edu
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s not exactly shocking to hear that physician attrition is climbing. What small, realistic change do you think would make the biggest difference in keeping physicians in practice?
If organizations want to keep their talent, they’ll need to shift from short-term staffing fixes to long-term workforce investment, career development, flexible scheduling, leadership that listens, and cultures that care.
Over half of US healthcare workers plan to switch jobs by next year, survey finds
More than half of U.S. healthcare workers are actively looking to leave their current jobs, according to a new survey, underscoring mounting pressure on an already strained system.
www.reuters.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
If organizations want to keep their talent, they’ll need to shift from short-term staffing fixes to long-term workforce investment, career development, flexible scheduling, leadership that listens, and cultures that care.
Yes, immigration policies are complex. But healthcare is too important to be slowed by red tape. If anything, this moment reminds us that medicine thrives on diversity and that our healthcare system depends on welcoming talent from every corner of the world.
Physician visa policy changes, explained - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Recent policy changes to visas and physician residencies are disrupting the healthcare workforce. Immigrants make up 27% of physicians and surgeons, 22% of nursing assistants and 16% of registered nurses in the U.S. Foreign physicians and clinicians are an important part of the healthcare workforce, often working in underserved and rural areas. But recent policy […]
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October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Yes, immigration policies are complex. But healthcare is too important to be slowed by red tape. If anything, this moment reminds us that medicine thrives on diversity and that our healthcare system depends on welcoming talent from every corner of the world.
Recruitment won’t solve healthcare’s workforce crisis. Partnering with schools as early as middle and high school to spark interest in healthcare careers. Creating seamless pathways, apprenticeships, academies, and student technician programs that connect classrooms to the bedside.
3 Ways Hospital Leaders Are Developing Talent Pipelines for an Enduring Workforce
Executives share strategies for educating and developing healthcare workers at the HealthLeaders Workforce NOW Summit.
www.healthleadersmedia.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Recruitment won’t solve healthcare’s workforce crisis. Partnering with schools as early as middle and high school to spark interest in healthcare careers. Creating seamless pathways, apprenticeships, academies, and student technician programs that connect classrooms to the bedside.
When minutes matter, distance becomes dangerous, and for many families, this change feels like another thread unraveling in the fabric of local healthcare. A child’s first cry shouldn’t depend on the luck of geography. Every closure is a call to rethink how we deliver maternal care.
Hospital in Lavonia to end labor and delivery services, hospital officials blame Medicaid cuts
A hospital in Franklin County has announced it is ending its labor and delivery services. St. Mary’s Health Care System announced last week that it will no longer offer labor and delivery services at St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hopsital in Lavonia. The health care system said it is consolidating labor […]
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October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When minutes matter, distance becomes dangerous, and for many families, this change feels like another thread unraveling in the fabric of local healthcare. A child’s first cry shouldn’t depend on the luck of geography. Every closure is a call to rethink how we deliver maternal care.
I was struck by UNC Health Southeastern’s recent milestone: recruiting 75+ physicians and APPs since 2023. The ripple effects go far beyond the clinic. According to the AMA, each physician in North Carolina supports ~12 jobs, $2.1M in economic output, and $80K in tax revenue.
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I was struck by UNC Health Southeastern’s recent milestone: recruiting 75+ physicians and APPs since 2023. The ripple effects go far beyond the clinic. According to the AMA, each physician in North Carolina supports ~12 jobs, $2.1M in economic output, and $80K in tax revenue.
Texas is now the 13th state to open an alternative licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians. With the U.S. projected to face a shortage of 86,000 doctors by 2036, AAPPR member organizations have been taking advantage of these alternatives.
Another state offers alternative licensure pathway for foreign physicians - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Texas will become the 13th state to offer an alternative licensure pathway for experienced international physicians this September, The Dallas Morning News reported Aug. 13. House Bill 2038 — called the Doctor Act — will allow foreign-trained medical school graduates with at least five years of experience practicing medicine to apply for a provisional license […]
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October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Texas is now the 13th state to open an alternative licensure pathway for internationally trained physicians. With the U.S. projected to face a shortage of 86,000 doctors by 2036, AAPPR member organizations have been taking advantage of these alternatives.
Smart health systems know rigid contracts hurt recruitment. With 50% of physicians leaving within 2 years, flexible contract terms aren't just physician-friendly—they're strategic. Customized compensation and terms based on geography, specialty demand, and unique skills = better retention.
What I've learned as a lawyer reviewing physician contracts
The CEO of a physician contract review and negotiation company details what residents should keep in mind as they transition to practice.
www.ama-assn.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Smart health systems know rigid contracts hurt recruitment. With 50% of physicians leaving within 2 years, flexible contract terms aren't just physician-friendly—they're strategic. Customized compensation and terms based on geography, specialty demand, and unique skills = better retention.
AAPPR data shows cardiologists were the 7th most searched specialty in 2024—63% of orgs recruiting, median 248 days to fill, leaving 60%of the positions unfilled at year's end. Eight years running in top 10 searches. AAPPR member Michelle Wimberly's solution: build relationships, not just post jobs.
How to bring cardiologists to rural America during a physician shortage
As the national physician shortage deepens, cardiology is feeling the strain. Recruiting cardiologists can be hard enough—bringing them to rural America is especially challenging due to the risk of isolation and other concerns.
cardiovascularbusiness.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
AAPPR data shows cardiologists were the 7th most searched specialty in 2024—63% of orgs recruiting, median 248 days to fill, leaving 60%of the positions unfilled at year's end. Eight years running in top 10 searches. AAPPR member Michelle Wimberly's solution: build relationships, not just post jobs.
UNC's rural OB-GYN fellowship combines patient care with leadership training. Smart approach for communities where women travel twice as far for maternal care.
UNC Health creates 1st-of-a-kind fellowship program - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
UNC Health has created an obstetrics and gynecology fellowship program to improve access to high quality maternal care and improve outcomes for patients in rural North Carolina. It is the nation’s first fellowship training program focused on rural women’s health, the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system said in an Aug. 26 news release. The two-year program […]
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October 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
UNC's rural OB-GYN fellowship combines patient care with leadership training. Smart approach for communities where women travel twice as far for maternal care.
When Medicare payments have dropped 29% since 2001, physicians are often feel forced to consolidate or stop seeing Medicare patients. AAPPR urged CMS for payment updates tied to inflation, not temporary fixes.
Physicians are working more but reimbursement isn’t keeping pace, report finds
Physicians are working harder now than in past years, but they’re getting less for that work, according to new research from Kaufman Hall. The situation could worsen as more Americans lose health insurance.
www.healthcaredive.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
When Medicare payments have dropped 29% since 2001, physicians are often feel forced to consolidate or stop seeing Medicare patients. AAPPR urged CMS for payment updates tied to inflation, not temporary fixes.
#Mentorship often teaches women grace and emotional control but that alone isn’t enough. Women make up 65% of #healthcare staff but just 30% of executives. Real progress comes when guidance is paired with visibility, opportunity, and pathways into strategic leadership.
The role of mentorship in advancing women in the healthcare C-suite
Explore how mentorship empowers women to overcome systemic barriers, advance into healthcare leadership roles, and transform the C-suite landscape through strategic support and guidance.
www.mgma.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
#Mentorship often teaches women grace and emotional control but that alone isn’t enough. Women make up 65% of #healthcare staff but just 30% of executives. Real progress comes when guidance is paired with visibility, opportunity, and pathways into strategic leadership.
Following National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, this AMA article reminds us that while systemic change is essential, physicians cannot wait for solutions. Organizations must create environments where seeking help is valued, not stigmatized, and where resilience is supported.
Stretch without breaking: Building physician self-care and resilience
Systemic change takes time. Here’s what physicians—and leaders—can do now to prevent burnout and protect mental and emotional health.
www.ama-assn.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Following National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, this AMA article reminds us that while systemic change is essential, physicians cannot wait for solutions. Organizations must create environments where seeking help is valued, not stigmatized, and where resilience is supported.
This Doximity report is worth a read. When 60% of physicians worry about cutting Medicare/Medicaid patients due to low reimbursements, we need action. We just urged CMS for sustainable payment reform to address decades of underpayment.
Physicians saw a 3.7% bump in pay last year — but it wasn’t distributed equally
Women and pediatricians were likely to receive lower compensation relative to their peers, according to Doximity's 2025 physician compensation report.
www.healthcaredive.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This Doximity report is worth a read. When 60% of physicians worry about cutting Medicare/Medicaid patients due to low reimbursements, we need action. We just urged CMS for sustainable payment reform to address decades of underpayment.