Pay in primary care is going up, compared with other specialties, according to a survey by AMGA Consulting.
Primary care compensation went up an average of 6.1%, beating pay raises of 1.5% and 1.6% for medical and surgical specialties, respectively, according to AMGA’s 36th annual 2023 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. Rates were 6.1% for family medicine, 6.4% for internal medicine, and 5% for general pediatric and adolescent medicine, Medical Economics reports.
Work relative value units also increased in primary care at rates of 3.4% for family medicine, 1.8% for internal medicine, and 8.9% for general pediatric and adolescent medicine, AMGA said.
It appeared the increase in compensation levels is evidence that organizations are raising compensation based on 2021 evaluation and management coding changes implemented by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), AMGA Consulting Director Elizabeth Siemsen said in a news release announcing the figures. Read more.
