For the first time in modern U.S. healthcare history, specialists (570,655) officially outnumber primary care physicians (535,542), marking a dangerous inflection point. This statistic masks a deeper crisis: while procedural specialties flourish, the foundation of healthcare—primary care—is crumbling. Neurosurgeons command $763,908 annually, while primary care physicians earn 20% less than other physicians, trapped in a fee-for-service system that pays $259 per visit versus $1,092 for a gastroenterology consult #healthcare #physicianrecruiter #healthcarejobs #mascmedical #physicianjobs
