What benefit plan is best for you?

Article Abstract:

Choosing pension and health insurance plans is a complex decision involving a number of interacting factors such as cost effectiveness and the needs of the people involved. For health insurance, physicians must consider the age, number and salaries of their employees and whether they are covered by a spouse. For pensions, the age and number of interested employees are factors. Benefits plans must also comply with federal reporting requirements.

Planning, Pensions, Health insurance

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Patients want fee information, AMA survey finds

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A Gallop Organization survey for the AMA revealed that 63% of patients to not question their physicians about fees. However, 57% said they want their doctors to discuss fees. When asked to comment on the statement that physicians' fees are usually reasonable, 68% replied in the negative. Also, 63% of patients expressed a wish for more information on alternative choices of treatment. Further breakdown of the poll results are presented.

Reports, Surveys, American Medical Association, Patients

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Employee doctor pay found comparable to private practice

Article Abstract:

Physicians who work for hospitals, health maintenance organizations or group practices are paid comparably to physicians in private practice, according to a 1991 survey prepared by William M. Mercer Inc. In the three years the survey has been conducted, data shows that procedure-oriented physicians earned an average of 1.42 times as much as private doctors in 1991, down from 1.52 in 1989.

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