Personal incomes dropped among a significant minority of primary care physicians, one reason thats causing them to reevaluate continuing their small practices, according to a survey from Physicians Practice. Almost 21 percent of survey respondents reported that their incomes dropped by more than 10 percent compared with 2011.

The product provides group LTD insurance to protect employees participating in a company's 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plans, protecting them in case of disability.

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal that seeks to shut down class-action lawsuits from investors who lost billions in a massive Ponzi scheme orchestrated by former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford.