EBRI data show employer plans pay hospital outpatient departments about twice what physician offices receive for the same physician-administered drugs, and the commercial market has barely begun to address the gap.
|Slideshows|April 17, 2019
- April 25, 2019 edition
- Volume 96
- Issue 8
90th annual Physician Report: Uncompensated tasks stalling practice growth
Author(s)Medical Economics Staff
A slideshow on the financial state of practices
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Compared to last year, the number of physicians reporting their financial situation remaining unchanged increased, while the number saying they are worse off decreased. Reasons for improvement listed by physicians often related to working harder or changing the way they do business, while more time spent on uncompensated tasks was the biggest factor in declining revenue and productivity.
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