Disparities in Physician Compensation by Gender in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Men and women should earn equal pay for equal work. An examination of the magnitude of pay disparities could inform strategies for remediation.

Objective

To examine gender-based differences in pay within a large, comprehensive physician population practicing within a variety of payment systems.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) in the 2017 to 2018 fiscal year to estimate differences in gross payments between men and women physicians in Ontario, Canada. Pay gaps were calculated annually and daily. Regression analyses were used to control for observable practice characteristics that could account for individual differences in daily pay. In Canada's largest province, Ontario, me

SUBMITTER: Steffler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456385 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature