Newsletter Articles | September 30, 1988
Psychiatrist Incomes Minimal From “Alternative Health Plans”
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry News
Data from Physicians Practice and Income Survey, 1983-85' indicated that in the years 1984-1985, only 22.5% of all active psychiatrists participated in any alternative health plan (including HMOs) and that those who did participate received only 25% of their incomes from this practice. Moreover, of the 22.5% who participated in one or more alternative health plans, less than half had any income from such sources. By contrast, of all active physicians, approximately one-third were . . .