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Physician recruiting efforts have gone up in two medical settings: hospitals and academic medical centers, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report." 

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Below is the average salary for nurse practitioners by state compared to each state's average cost of living index, using data from insure.com and ZipRecruiter:

Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners is a national operator of surgical facilities, with over 127 ASCs and 4,600 physician affiliates in its portfolio. It holds an estimated 2.4 percent of the ASC market share. 

The University of Washington in Seattle was ranked the top medical school for primary care in 2023 and 2024 by U.S. News and World Report. Attending the university's school of medicine will cost full-time, in-state students $53,112 a year. 

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