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Terry K - Primary care reimbursement rose substantially last year based on respondents' data, but not all primary care specialties benefited. While pediatricians enjoyed a 25 percent increase and family physicians' total compensation advanced 5 percent, the median incomes of GPs, internists, and ob/gyns dipped slightly compared to prior year statistics.

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