Factors associated with the income distribution of full-time physicians: a quantile regression approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Physician income is generally high, but quite variable; hence, physicians have divergent perspectives regarding health policy initiatives and market reforms that could affect their incomes. We investigated factors underlying the distribution of income within the physician population.

Data sources

Full-time physicians (N=10,777) from the restricted version of the 1996-1997 Community Tracking Study Physician Survey (CTS-PS), 1996 Area Resource File, and 1996 health maintenance organization penetration data.

Study design

We conducted separate analyses for primary care physicians (PCPs) and specialists. We employed least square and quantile regression models to examine factors associated with physician incomes at the mean and at various points of the income dist

SUBMITTER: Shih YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2254572 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature