Survey: ObGyns’ salaries rose slightly in 2013
Other findings: Male ObGyns still make more than their female counterparts (but women are more satisfied); those who are self-employed make more than those who are employed; and almost half expect their incomes to drop because of the Affordable Care Act
Almost one-third of ObGyns dropped poorly paying insurers. In 2013, 29% of ObGyns said they regularly drop insurers who pay poorly, but 46% said they keep their insurers year after year. In 2012, 26% of ObGyns said they drop insurers who pay the least or create the most trouble; 29% said they keep all insurers.2,3 Private insurance paid for 63% of patient visits to ObGyns in 2013.1
Fewer ObGyns indicated they would see Medicare and Medicaid patients. In 2013, 20% of self-employed and 5% of employed ObGyns said that they plan to stop taking new Medicare or Medicaid patients. More employed (72%) than self-employed (46%) ObGyns reported that they would continue seeing new and current Medicare and Medicaid patients.1
Related article: Medicare and Medicaid are on the brink of insolvency, and you’re not just a bystander. Robert L. Barbieri, MD (Editorial; October 2011)
In 2012, 15% of ObGyn respondents planned to stop taking new Medicare or Medicaid patients, but 53% of ObGyn respondents said they would continue to see current patients and would take on new Medicare or Medicaid patients.2,3
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