As hospitals sever service lines, physician pay continues to drop and supply chain disruptions persist, healthcare industry professionals see both opportunities and challenges going forward.
The University of Washington in Seattle, the top ranked primary care university for 2023, will cost full-time students around $39,906 a year to attend, according to data from U.S. News and World Report.
Many physicians have expressed dissatisfaction with their income in light of inflation and CMS pay cuts. However, some specialties have seen a sharper drop in pay than others.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed two rules for prescribing controlled substances set to go into effect on May 11, according to a March 7 report from Medscape, but the proposals are not popular among all physicians.
The most affordable towns for physicians to live in are located in states including Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania, which are all home to over 100 ASCs.