Coding scrutiny, payment gaps and a push for price caps show up across Trilliant Health's annual look at where U.S. health care is headed.
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The highest-paying subspecialties in adult medical academic medicine
Author(s)Jeff Bendix, Senior Editor, Logan Lutton
The subspecialties with the highest starting salaries, and highest incomes after 10 years, for men and women in adult medical subspecialties.
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Source: “Addressing Gender-Based Disparities in Earning Potential in Academic Medicine,” Supplemental Online Content, JAMA Network Open, February 18, 2022
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