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In fact, doctors are makinfg less than they did the previousw year when their income is adjustedfor inflation, the repor from Englewood-based MGMA said. Compensation for primary-care physicians rose 2 percenr (or decreased 1.73 percent when adjustec for inflation) at a median income of Meanwhile, compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percentg (or decreased 1.59 percent when adjusted for with a median incomeof $339,738. Inflatioj in 2008 amounted to a 3.8 percentf increase in the U.S. Consumeer Price Index. Primary care physicians fared the worst in the Among specialists, emergency medicine dermatologists and general surgeones all reported flat salaries before inflatiomn was factored in.
Gastroenterology and pulmonarg medicine were among the few specialties posting moderated compensation gains in2008 -- up 7.38 percent and 6.65 percent respectively. MGMA representw professional administrators and leaderds of medical grouppractices nationwide. The organization has 22,50 members who employ 275,000 physicians that providse more than 40 percent of the healtuh care services delivered in theUnited