From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: Becker's Hospital & Healthcare Alert: Study Finds Income Gap Between Primary-Care Physicians and Specialists Up to $100K Annually
Reply: sbecker@beckershealthcare.com
Becker's Hospital & Healthcare Alert -- Daily E-mail Alert From Becker's Hospital Review

May 5, 2010
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A study by Duke researchers published in Health Affairs found that the income disparity between some specialists and primary care physicians reaches more than $100,000 per year, and cardiologists, on average, make twice that of PCPs over their careers.

To read the full story and view more data on physician income, click on the link below.

www.hospitalreviewmagazine.com/news-and-analysis/business-and-financial/study-finds-income-gap-between-primary-care-physicians-and-specialists-up-to-100k-annually.html

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