Past Contest Entries

How Much Should Doctors Really Make?

Provide names of other journalists involved.

Harris Meyer

List date(s) this work was published or aired.

25-Sep-12

Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.

With today’s focus on the need to control U.S. health care costs and boost the number of primary care physicians, physician payment is again in the limelight.

Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?

Medical Group Management physician compensation survey various academic studies of physician pay

Explain types of human sources used.

Interviews with researchers who have studied physician pay.

Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.

No corrections or challenges.

Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.

No

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2012

Category:

  • Business (large)

Affiliation:

Medscape

Reporter:

Harris Meyer

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