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In an unusual matchup, Minnesota healthcare providers — advanced practice providers and physicians — who typically debate scope of practice find common ground when filing for union election.

Overall, physicians report a decline in taking on Medicare patients; gender pay gap still prominent but narrowing.

Urology salaries are up nearly 50% since 2015, according to the Medscape Compensation Report 2023.

The average pay of pediatric specialists has risen 33% since 2015, according to the Medscape 2023 Compensation Report.

A sizable portion of internal medicine physicians said they werent fairly paid.

Family physicians might not make the most money of 29 specialities, but the majority would choose to enter the field again.

"Decreasing Medicare reimbursement and poor payor mix destroy our income," one physician wrote, and another said that "patients have become rude and come with poor information from social media."

Gastroenterologists made 11% more in 2022 than 2021, and most continue to enjoy their work and would pick gastroenterology again.

Women physicians pay inequity is ongoing despite decades of research and talk about narrowing the gap. Is there progress toward closing it?

Average compensation across specialties rose to $352,000 in 2022 — up nearly 17% from the 2018 — Medscapes latest Physician Compensation Report shows.