Federal advisers recommended a 1.45% increase in a factor used to set Medicare pay, which is now inflation neutral. They also sought extra pay for clinicians who see many patients with low incomes.
I hope that my patients will go peacefully and at peace with their loved ones when the end is near, and the truth is always spoken, says oncologist Gabriel Sara, MD.
State Senator María Elena Durazo and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West want to give health facility support staffers a raise.
As a money-saving strategy, emergency rooms are turning to nurse practitioners and physician assistants, mid-level practitioners who earn far less than physicians.
New reports show that higher wages elsewhere induce ancillary staff to leave, groups hire more RNs to fill the gap, and advanced practice clinicians get their own patient panels.