Here are five updates on UnitedHealth Group's Optum physicians should know that Becker's reported on in September:

Mortgage on their primary residence is the most common form of debt or expense for young physicians, according to Medscape's "2023 Young Physician Compensation Report."

Microhospital Avail Hospital Lake Charles (La.) is permanently closing Sept. 29.

Here are five updates from some of the U.S.' largest payers reported by Becker's since Sept. 21:

Here are 11 notes and quotes physicians should know about prior authorization that Becker's has covered so far in 2023:

Wichita, Kan., is the city with the fewest family medicine physicians per capita, according to personal finance site WalletHub. 

Laredo, Texas, is the least expensive city to visit a physician, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Young physicians not receiving an annual raise was the most reported example of employers making financial cuts, according to Medscape's "2023 Young Physician Compensation Report."

Here are seven statistics and stories on private practices physicians should know that Becker's has reported on so far in 2023:

Office-based single-specialty group practices pay young physicians the most for the third year in  a row, according to Medscape's "2023 Young Physician Compensation Report."

Two Houston pharmacists and a physician have been indicted on 13 counts for their roles in a multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud, kickback and money laundering scheme, NBC affiliate KPRC reported Sept. 26.

Biotechnology company Illumina is the best place to work in healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report's inaugural Best Companies to Work For by Industry.

Here are four cases of physicians committing or accused of fraud that Becker's has reported since Sept. 6:

Here are three healthcare updates that private practice physicians should be aware of:

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, MD, a medical doctor and NFL star, has announced his retirement from the NFL after playing as an offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs for the last six years, according to a Sept. 21 report from CNN.

Clinical research is the most common type of research among both non-academic and academically affiliated physicians, according to a survey conducted by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The survey pulled from data collected in 2022 from a national sample of 5,917 physicians in the United States, both within and outside of academic medicine.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has cut roughly 2,000 jobs following workforce reductions in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, ending June 30.

David Rice, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of the acute care division at King of Prussia, Pa.-based United Health Services.

Three health insurance companies have cut prior authorization requirements since Aug. 24:

Here are four cases with drug charges involving physicians reported by Becker's since Aug. 25: