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Overall employment in the industry is still down significantly in 2020, driven by cancelled elective surgeries and wary patients.
In nonsurgical specialty practices with 90% male representation, female physicians earn as much as $91,000 less per year.
Industry groups said the funds are necessary to ensure that hospitals can continue to effectively respond to the pandemic.
Prime will acquire St. Francis for a net of $350 million, with a $200 million base cash price and $60 million for accounts receivable.
Through the deal, Optum will manage the health system's data and analytics, revenue cycle management and care coordination.
About 48 million non-elderly Americans will be part of a household in which someone loses a job due to COVID-19.
Demand for physicians, as gauged by the number of new search engagements, has declined by over 30% since March 21.
Hospitals gained about 6,700 jobs last month, following losses of 27,000 in May.
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