Staff News Writer

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing in on whether states must comply with the federal Medicaid Act’s “equal access” provision that is intended to make sure physicians and other health care providers receive sufficient payment to provide care to low-income and disabled patients.

Forming a professional identity is a crucial part of the medical education process, but not an easy one to define, teach or measure. Faculty from 11 med schools discussed curricula that will help students form a professional identity and “feel” like a physician.

To be patient-centered, a digital health tool doesn’t necessarily have to be high-tech. However, innovations are not just about the tech—they are about how we use the tech to take better care of our patients and be better physicians.

Medical student debt combined with a limited income, housing costs and other bills can be stressful to manage. The five major financial goals recommended for residents are fairly simple to understand.

Most physicians work between 40 and 60 hours per week. Find out how your workweek compares to your peers. Source is "2014 Work/Life Profiles of Today’s Physician" by AMA Insurance.

Low glycemic index carbohydrate diets did not improve cardiovascular risk factors for insulin resistance in overweight and obese patients with prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension, according to a new study in JAMA.

A decision by the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld important tenets of medical staff self-governance and authority in patient care that physicians have been fighting for in that state since 2012.

Regulatory burdens, Medicare payment system, preventing type 2 diabetes, and provider networks are among the top 10 issues physicians should monitor in 2015.