Study shows why female primary care physicians receive lower wages than male counterparts – News-Medical.Net

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 1 2020
A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis sheds light on why female primary care physicians receive lower wages than their male counterparts.
The study found that female PCPs generated 11 percent less revenue due to conducting 11 percent fewer visits in a year (doctors are largely paid by the visit).
But while previous studies based on surveys have suggested that this wage gap is d…

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