How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The physician gender wage gap may be due, in part, to productivity-based compensation models that undervalue female practice patterns.

Objective

To determine how primary care physician (PCP) compensation by gender differs when applying existing productivity-based and alternative compensation models.

Design

Microsimulation.

Setting

2016 to 2019 national clinical registry of 1222 primary care practices.

Participants

Male and female PCPs matched on specialty, years since medical school graduation, practice site, and sessions worked.

Measurements

Net annual, full-time-equivalent compensation for male versus female PCPs, under productivity-based fee-for-service, panel size-based capitation without or with risk adjustment, and hybrid payment

SUBMITTER: Ganguli I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature