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Nurse pay in 2023 vs 2022
On average, registered nurses are making more money than last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ “Occupational Employment and Wages” report for 2023.
10 highest-, lowest-paying states for nurse practitioners | 2023
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.
10 highest-, lowest-paying states for physician assistants | 2023
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.
What Optum, SCA Health have done in 2023
Since the beginning of 2023, healthcare giant Optum and its ASC affiliate SCA Health have made major waves in the industry through new partnerships, leadership shake-ups and clinic openings.
10 lowest-paying states for surgeons | 2023
Alabama is the lowest paying state for surgeons in the U.S., according to data published April 25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
9 states with fewer than 100 surgeons
Nine U.S. states, including Nevada and New Mexico, have fewer than 100 practicing surgeons, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey.
Biggest ASC chains by number of physicians
Tenet Healthcare’s ASC arm — Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International — is the largest ASC chain in the country by number of physicians.
The 10 highest-paying states for surgeons
Louisiana is the top-paying state for surgeons in the U.S. according to data published April 25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Number of employed surgeons by state | 2023
New York has the most employed surgeons on average, according to data published April 25 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ occupational employment statistics survey.
ChatGPT names United Healthcare, Aetna as top US health insurers
Some of the country’s largest health insurers, including United Healthcare and Cigna, were named by OpenAI’s chatbot, ChatGPT, as the top health insurers in the U.S.
