Hawaii is the healthiest state, while West Virginia is the least healthy, according to a Jan. 8 analysis from Forbes Advisor. 

Forty percent of physicians said they had interest in leaving their current organization within two years, according to a survey from the American Medical Association that was taken between 2021 and 2022.

Recent CMS data has South Dakota ranked the highest in physician communication. 

Across the country, 10.1% adults reported that they weren't able to see a doctor despite needing to due to the cost over the past 12 months, according to recent data from the United Health Foundation.

Massachusetts has become the first state in the country to have each of its hospital, health system and local health plans commit to eliminating questions about clinicians' mental health history or past drug use in the credentialing process.

Still having more to contribute as a physician was the leading reason physicians said they would keep working at least until their late 60s, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians Eye Retirement Report."

One-third of academic physicians expressed intention to leave their facility in the next two years in a study published Dec. 15 in JAMA Network Open.

Travel is a main retirement goal among physicians, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians Eye Retirement Report."

Burnout was the leading reason behind physicians wanting to retire from medicine, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians Eye Retirement Report."

Roughly two-thirds of physicians are looking to retire from medicine by their mid to late 60s, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians Eye Retirement Report."

Thirty-nine percent of physicians have side hustles, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physician Side Gigs Report," published Oct. 12.

Alaska has the most women's health providers per capita, according to data released by the United Health Foundation on Dec. 5.

Sports medicine is the fastest growing physician specialty, according to data published by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Geriatric medicine specialties were the top two least-filled specialties in the 2023 National Resident Matching Program results for medicine and pediatric specialties.

Ten specialties filled all their positions in the 2023 Match results for medicine and pediatric specialties.

Between 2021 and 2022, 40% of physicians polled in a survey from the American Medical Association said they had interest in leaving their current organization within two years.

Decatur, Ill., is the urban area with the lowest cost of living, according to a Nov. 21 report from the Council for Community and Economic Research. 

New York City's Manhattan borough is the urban area with the highest cost of living, according to a Nov. 21 report from the Council for Community and Economic Research. 

The application deadline for CMS' new primary care payment model is Nov. 30.

Florida employs 23,170 physicians, the most of any state.