Becker's Healthcare July 18, 2024
Healthcare as a whole is constantly evolving and shifting — and compensation is no different. Between federal policy updates, workforce changes and shifting care methods, pay among providers is always in flux.
Here are five of the latest numbers on physician compensation:
$723,421: The average annual salary among orthopedic surgeons in the last year — a 5.5% increase year over year, according to an American Medical Group Association survey released July 12. Orthopedists were the highest-paid specialists in the last year, according to the report.
2.8%: The conversion factor reduction proposed by CMS for its physician fee schedule for 2025....