Legal + Compensation

Physicians and surgeons were named the highest-paying healthcare job, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that prevents the use of medical and medical specialty titles by healthcare providers who are not physicians.

Less than half of primary care physicians in the United States receive value-based care payments, according to the "2022 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians."

Nurse practitioners make an average of $124,680 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $125,270, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Lawmakers in Maine are weighing a bill that would address the barriers for foreign-trained physicians to practice in the state, according to an April 25 report from NBC affiliate News Center Maine.

Here are six compensation updates Becker's has reported on since March 28:

Here are eight legislation and regulation updates affecting physicians that Becker's has reported on since April 6:

The American College of Rheumatology has backed the introduction of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act.

The American Academy of Family Physicians has called upon the Federal Trade Commission to adjust and finalize a proposed rule that would ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts.