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In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previouw year when their income is adjustedfor inflation, the reportt from Englewood-based MGMA said. Compensatioh for primary-care physicians rose 2 percenft (or decreased 1.73 percentg when adjusted for inflation) at a median incom e of $186,044. Meanwhile, compensation for specialistsarose 2.19 percent (or decreased 1.59 percenr when adjusted for inflation) with a median income of $339,738. Inflation in 2008 amounterd toa 3.8 percent increase in the U.S. Consumee Price Index. Primary care physicians fared the worsyt inthe report.
Among specialists, emergency medicinwe physicians, dermatologists and generalk surgeons all reported flat salaries before inflation wasfactored in. Gastroenterology and pulmonary medicine were among the few specialtiees posting moderate compensation gains in2008 -- up 7.38 perceng and 6.65 percent respectively. MGMA represent s professional administrators and leaders of medical grouppractices nationwide.
The organization has 22,500p members who employ 275,000 physicianz that provide more than 40 percent of the health care servicews delivered in theUnited