Equity in Physician Compensation: The Marshfield Experiment

The data derived from a unique experiment conducted at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin, where, for 25 years, from 1954 through 1980, all physicians received equal salaries regardless of specialty, is summarized.

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Published in:Perspectives in biology and medicine 1992, Vol.35 (2), p.261-270
Main Authors: McCarty, Daniel J, Schiedermayer, David L, Custer, G. Stanley, Lewis, Russell F, Magnin, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fees, Medical - history
History of medicine
History, 20th Century
Hospitals
Humans
Physicians
Salaries and Fringe Benefits - history
Social Medicine - history
Wages & salaries
Wisconsin
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Summary:The data derived from a unique experiment conducted at the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin, where, for 25 years, from 1954 through 1980, all physicians received equal salaries regardless of specialty, is summarized.
ISSN:0031-5982
1529-8795
1529-8795
DOI:10.1353/pbm.1992.0007