The report includes responses from 13,575 physicians. The survey was conducted on behalf of The Physicians Foundation by Merritt Hawkins and completed in September 2012.
When asked to estimate the amount of uncompensated care that they personally provide — not their entire group — in a year, respondents reported the following:
• Less than $5000 — 14.6 percent
• $5001 to $15,000 — 10.6 percent
• $15,001 to $25,000 — 12.6 percent
• $25,001 to $35,000 — 6.5 percent
• $35,001 to $50,000 — 16.4 percent
• $50,001 or more — 39.3 percent
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