Sources of U.S. physician income: The contribution of government payments to the specialist-generalist income gap

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1477-1481

  Lasser, Karen E ^a,b   Woolhandler, Steffie ^a   Himmelstein, David U ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contribution of government payments; Physician income; Specialist generalist income gap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; POLICY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEES, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALISM; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 50049109692     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0660-7     Document Type: Article

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