Most likely physicians for an income jump, drop: 7 things to know

There were a few distinct characteristics predicting whether physician income increased or decreased last year, according to a Jackson Healthcare report.

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The physicians who saw their income decrease in 2014 were more likely to:

• Be 45 years or older (85 percent)
• Own or retain ownership stake in a single specialty practice (23 percent)
• Internal medicine subspecialists (21 percent)
• Anesthesiologists (8 percent)

The physicians who had their income increase last year were more likely to:

• Be younger than 45 years old (28 percent)
• Specialize in behavioral health (13 percent)
• Specialize in hospital-based medicine (10 percent)

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