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16 ASC MANAGEMENT Top 10 states for highest median physician salary: Physicians Thrive By Eric Oliver P hysicians Thrive released its "Physician Compen- sation Report 2020," providing an array of salary information on Feb. 12. The financial planning company used information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Hand- book, Doximity's "2019 Physician Compensation Report," information from salary.com, Merrit Hawkins' "2019 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incen- tives," and Medscape's "2020 Compensation Overview." Here are the 10 states with the highest median salary for physicians: Kentucky: $346,000 Tennessee: $338,000 Florida: $333,000 Alabama: $332,000 Utah: $328,000 Ohio: $326,000 Oklahoma: $326,000 Indiana: $326,000 North Carolina: $325,00 Georgia: $323,000 n Here are the average ACA marketplace plan deductibles for 38 states By Laura Dyrda P resident Joe Biden issued an executive order to reopen the ACA marketplace on Feb. 15 for expanded enrollment during the pandemic to give more Ameri- cans access to health insurance. But access to insurance doesn't mean beneficiaries will have access to care if their deductibles are too high. e average ACA marketplace plan deductible is highest in Ohio, followed by Michigan, Indiana and Montana. Here is a breakdown on the average exchange deductible for ACA marketplace plans, based on a report from Kaiser Family Foundation. Data was unavailable for 12 states. 1. Ohio: $4,619 2. Michigan: $4,247 3. Indiana: $4,163 4. Montana: $4,160 5. Kentucky: $4,131 6. Arizona: $4,037 7. Oregon: $4,027 8. Maine: $3,932 9. West Virginia: $3,856 10. South Carolina: $3,824 11. Wisconsin: $3,778 12. Utah: $3,751 13. New Hampshire: $3,621 14. South Dakota: $3,614 15. Alaska: $3,594 16. Illinois: $3,372 17. Delaware: $3,372 18. North Dakota: $3,365 19. Tennessee: $3,361 20. Virginia: $3,341 21. Arkansas: $3,321 22. New Mexico: $3,312 23. Pennsylvania: $3,090 24. North Carolina: $3,957 25. Missouri: $2,841 26. Nebraska: $2,828 27. Texas: $2,805 28. Louisiana: $2,735 29. Kansas: $2,577 30. Florida: $2,430 31. Oklahoma: $2,289 32. Georgia: $2,254 33. Hawaii: $2,228 34. Iowa: $2,072 35. Wyoming: $2,068 36. Alabama: $1,882 37. New Jersey: $1,780 38. Mississippi: $1,136 n