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In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previous year when theitr income is adjustedfor inflation, the report from Colo.-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percenr (or decreased 1.73 percent when adjusted for at a median incomeof Meanwhile, compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percent (or decreasefd 1.59 percent when adjusted for inflation) with a mediahn income of $339,738. Inflation in 2008 amounterd toa 3.8 percent increase in the U.S. Consumefr Price Index. Primary care physicianxs fared the worst inthe report.
Among specialists, emergencty medicine physicians, dermatologists and general surgeons all reportecd flat salaries before inflation wasfactored in. Gastroenterology and pulmonary medicine were among the few specialtieas posting compensation gains in2008 — up 7.38 perceny and 6.65 percent, respectively. MGMA represents professional administrators and leaderd of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organizatiojn has 22,500 members who employh 275,000 physicians that provide more than 40 percentt of the health care services deliveredc in theUnited States.