Physician compensation remained relatively flat in 2015, increasing just 3.1 percent on average, according to AMGA's "2016 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey," which is based on data from 2015 earnings.
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Companies are adjusting board compensation to stay competitive and retain top directors, according to an analysis from advisory firm Willis Towers Watson.
Out of 23 health insurance co-ops established under the Affordable Care Act, Brookfield, Wis.-based Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative is one of seven still afloat — at least for now, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
In March, McKesson announced plans to cut nearly 1,600 U.S. jobs to help trim costs. Cutting jobs, though, still comes at a cost, mostly due to severance payments. But a Bloomberg report suggests the company could cut just one position…
Mark Laret, CEO of UCSF Medical Center has received payments totaling more than $5 million in stock awards and cash since 2007 for his role on the boards of two companies that do millions of dollars of business with his…
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Only seven of the original 23 health insurance co-ops created through the Affordable Care Act will offer plans during the fourth enrollment season this fall, according to Kaiser Health News.
Glassdoor recently published a list of jobs that "you may not be as familiar with" that pay $100,000 or more, and three healthcare jobs made the cut.
U.S. public medical schools pay female academic physicians less than male academic physicians, even after accounting for age, experience, medical specialty, faculty rank and other factors, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine.
A union-led initiative in Arizona will likely add a measure to the November ballot asking voters to cap hospital executives' pay at that of the U.S. president, according to Tuscon.com.
Women earn 79 cents for every dollar a man makes — except in the biotech market.