Compensation Issues

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is giving employees who are vaccinated by Oct. 1 $500 for getting their shot.

For Affordable Care Act enrollees who don't receive subsidies, 2021 had been a year of rising premiums and swelling costs prior to the American Rescue Plan Act, according to an eHealth report. 

An already severe nursing shortage exacerbated by the pandemic means many hospitals are offering hefty sign-on bonuses to recruit and retain talent, though some leaders say it's not working very effectively, Bradford Era reported.

The employer-based health insurance landscape has seen constant readjustment over the past decade, putting firms at a decisive crossroads. 

Mercy is increasing pay for more than 6,000 of its employees, the St. Louis system said Aug. 19.

Median physician compensation in medical groups climbed 0.12 percent overall in 2020, down from the 3.79 percent increase seen the year prior, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association.

The hourly mean wage for registered nurses in the U.S. is $38.47, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest occupational employment and wage statistics survey.

Amid a competitive labor market, hospitals in the Philadelphia area are offering an array of incentives to nurses, including bonuses for extra shifts and higher hourly wages, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Aug. 15.

More than half of medical practices are seeing insurance fees they didn't agree to when receiving electronic payments, according to an Aug. 10 poll from the Medical Group Management Association.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health is offering bonuses to nurses who work extra shifts as employees are overwhelmed amid the latest COVID-19 wave, CBS affiliate WINK reported Aug. 11.