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In fact, doctors are making less than they did the previouxs year when their incomwe is adjustedfor inflation, the report from Englewood-basedc MGMA said. Compensation for primary-carre physicians rose 2 percent (or decreased 1.73 percent when adjustedx for inflation) at a median income of $186,044. compensation for specialists rose 2.19 percent (or decreased 1.59 percent when adjustesd for inflation) with a median income of Inflation in 2008 amounted toa 3.8 percent increase in the U.S. Consume Price Index. Primary care physiciansx fared the worst inthe report.
Among emergency medicine physicians, dermatologists and general surgeons all reported flat salarie s before inflation wasfactorer in. Gastroenterology and pulmonary medicine were among the few specialtiese posting moderate compensation gains in 2008 up 7.38 percent and 6.65 perceny respectively. MGMA represents professionall administrators and leaders of medical grouppracticezs nationwide. The organization has 22,500 members who employ 275,000p physicians that provide more than 40 percent of the healtyh care services delivered in theUnited