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The State of Healthcare Finance and Physician Compensation

Healthcare Market Grows Despite Obstacles

The healthcare industry is still growing, despite the economic recession and struggles faced by many families, hospitals and insurers alike. In fact, it's estimated that healthcare...

Med X Healthcare

2 mins read

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Why Do Locum Tenens Physicians Get Paid More?

The locum tenens work model was developed during the 1970s in response to a shortage of physicians in rural America. The industry still helps address physician shortages today, and it is proving to be better and more rewarding...

Med X Healthcare

3 mins read

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Can Locum Tenens Be a Full-Time Career?

There are many different ways for a physician to build their career. You can open a private practice, join a clinic group, or work in a hospital. You can focus on general medicine or become a specialist. You can stay in one place...

Med X Healthcare

5 mins read

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5 Beautiful States to Work Locum Tenens This Summer

With temperatures climbing and the summer season rapidly approaching, vacations are being planned across the nation. If you’re feeling the urge to escape your day-to-day routine and take on new adventures, locum tenens is the...

Med X Healthcare

3 mins read

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Take Control of Your Healthcare Career: 5 Life-Changing Benefits of Working Locum Tenens

Have you noticed that more healthcare professionals are working locum tenens? Approximately 6% of all practicing physicians (about 52,000) in the U.S. worked locum tenens in 2019. Notably, 21% of healthcare facilities hired locum...

Med X Healthcare

3 mins read

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How Locum Tenens Can Help You Pay Off Medical School Debt Faster

Educational debt is a looming fact for most young doctors starting their careers. The faster you can burn down that debt, the more financial freedom you will have now, when flexibility is so useful in your career. After finishing...

Med X Healthcare

3 mins read

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How to Stay Connected With Family While Traveling for Business

As a locum tenens physician, you temporarily fulfill the duties of another physician and thus travel frequently to many hospitals nationwide for work. Working as a locum tenens physician has numerous amazing perks, including more...

Med X Healthcare

4 mins read

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Health Insurance as an Independent Contractor

Whether you are a typical health employee or an independent contractor, you need health insurance to cover your healthcare costs. Many 1099 employees wonder which path they can follow to enroll in an insurance program. The good...

Med X Healthcare

3 mins read

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Retirement Plan Options for Independent Contractors

Setting up a plan to save for retirement is important for independent contractors. If you're an independent contractor in the healthcare business, you may be wondering what type of retirement plan options are available.

Med X Healthcare

5 mins read

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How to Maintain a Healthy & Active Lifestyle as a Traveling Physician

Staying healthy and active when working full time can be difficult, but especially so when you're a physician that's frequently traveling for locum tenens work. As a medical professional, you know that you should be getting 7-9...

Med X Healthcare

7 mins read