Along with the business-related pressures physicians face related to healthcare reform, they also must grapple with personal financial and tax planning challenges.
Compensation Issues
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The compensation committee of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America has approved the 2014 bonus program for the hospital's top executives, but quality-of-care measures represent a small portion of the potential payouts.
Specialty care physicians in academic settings report an increase in compensation for more time spent in billable clinical activity, whereas primary care physicians report a decrease in compensation when billable clinical activities increase, according to the "MGMA Academic Practice Compensation…
Hospital and health system executives have generally experienced annual salary increases of around 3 percent, but a new Sullivan, Cotter and Associates survey shows higher variations exist among a select few positions.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national annual mean wage for nurse anesthetists is $154,390.
A recent survey from Fidelity Investments showed that an increasing number of nurses are saving for retirement; however, many are still concerned about their preparedness.
Through the end of February, approximately 3.5 million people qualified for about $10 billion in annual premium subsidies to help cover the cost of coverage purchased through the health insurance exchanges, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
A recent report from Fidelity Investments indicates that many physicians struggle to prepare financially for retirement.