Wonkbook: This could be the real reason black doctors make less money than white doctors

By Carolyn Y. Johnson A provocative new study of physician pay reveals a seemingly alarming racial disparity that reaches to the very top of medicine: a large salary gap between white male doctors and everyone else. The median annual income of white male doctors between 2010 and 2013 was $253,042, compared with $188,230 for black male doctors, according to the study …   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   (Washington Post Illustration; iStock) By Carolyn Y. Johnson A provocative new study of physician pay reveals a seemingly alarming racial disparity that reaches to the very top of medicine: a large salary gap between white male doctors and everyone else. The median annual income of white male doctors between 2010 and 2013 was $253,042, compared with $188,230 for black male doctors, according to the study published in the BMJ. Both groups of men far out-earned female doctors of both races, although the pay gap between white and black women was modest and not statistically significant. But the study has a major flaw. Read the rest on Wonkblog.   Top policy tweets ".@BernieSanders lost the Democratic primary. But more importantly, he won the Democratic Party: https://t.co/Axss7I8EmQ" -- @Avik "A simple guide to where Hillary Clinton stands on the issues https://t.co/zkUZssbPwv" -- @MaxEhrenfreund "When I was 23, I thought 'girls already rule.' But now I know thats not true. https://t.co/AbqYL6k1pA" -- @sarahkliff "Life table says divorce rate is 52.7% https://t.co/OOKVyWRQdW" -- @familyunequal "Another month, another JOLTS report & the Beveridge curve still hasn't shifted back." -- @nick_bunker ADVERTISEMENT   Most Recent Posts from Wonkblog There’s a big problem with one of the most popular assumptions about the poor There's an important thing people who don't have to worry about their next meal don't understand. By Roberto A. Ferdman  •  Read more »   How to visit 48 state capitals in under nine days What happens when you let a computer design the ultimate American road trip By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Why one researcher worries about welfare reform’s impact on white men While some rose, others slightly sank. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   This could be the real reason black doctors make less money than white doctors By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more »   This could be the biggest case of treason involving cheese ever Green Bay's star quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a cheesehead no more. By Rachel Premack  •  Read more »   GOP plan to dismantle Dodd Frank has a big problem The sweeping plan to dismantle the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform package would make it easier for Wall Street to avoid strict new regulations. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   The incredible crushing despair of the white working class Why white people got so angry. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   What Hillary Clinton would do to America She's in line to be the Democratic nominee -- and this is what her plan really looks like. By Max Ehrenfreund and Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Federal Insider Federal news and policy update, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Wonkbook:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for a Wonkblog newsletter. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071