Legal + Compensation

The average resident's pay increases by $13,000 after six years of training, according to data from Medscape. 

Three nurses with doctorates of nursing practice in California recently sued the state's attorney general, leaders of the Medical Board of California and the California Board of Registered Nursing over the right to call themselves "doctor."

Medscape surveyed 1,000 residents on their earnings in its 2023 "Resident and Salary Debt Report."

Eighty-six percent of residents who do not feel fairly compensated said it's because their compensation does not reflect their work hours, according to Medscape's "Resident Salary & Debt Report 2023."

The American Hospital Association sent a comment letter Sept. 11 to CMS arguing that the Medicare physician payment schedule should be revised.

Proposed Medicare cuts for physicians are "bad policy, bad timing and bad for patients," threatening healthcare access, the American Medical Association said in a Sept. 11 news release. 

The American Medical Association has sent a comment letter to CMS urging the agency to make changes to the Medicare physician payment schedule, which the AMA argues is bad policy for both patients and providers.

Psychiatry is the fastest-growing physician specialty, and the average annual salary in the field is $247,350.

The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is urging the White House to establish federal leadership focused on patient safety in its most recent report to President Joe Biden.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, MD, has announced $30 million in loan repayment for healthcare workers.