Moneyrates.com released its best and worst states for healthcare list, analyzing all 50 states and the District of Columbia on eight factors.

The average salary for U.S..nurses is growing, with California leading the pack among registered nurses and nurse practitioners, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its employment report for December 2020, showing big gains in ambulatory healthcare.

MedPac in its March 2020 report to Congress made a series of recommendations on ASCs and documented several statistics on the industry.

Medscape collected an array of statistics on young physician compensation in its Young Physician Compensation Report 2020.

MedPac in its March 2020 report to Congress made a series of recommendations on ASCs and documented several statistics on the industry.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2021 "Best Paying Jobs" list, chronicling jobs that have an average salary of more than $100,000.

Doximity noted physician compensation grew the highest in Providence, R.I., over in the last year.

Using Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" from 2018-20, here is how physician model participation evolved over three years: 

Fortune's Fortune 500 tracks the largest companies in the world in terms of 2020 revenue.

Cash-only practice growth has been relatively flat since 2012. 

Physician participation in accountable care organizations peaked in 2017. 

COVID-19 is expected to have a negative effect on physician and nurse compensation.

Gender disparities run rampant through healthcare. Using Medscape's Physician Compensation Report from 2016-20, Becker's examined primary care and specialty physician compensation through the years. 

Employed physicians continue to see their compensation increase yearly, while self-employed compensation has flattened out, according to Medscape's Physician Compensation Report from 2016-20. 

LocumTenens.com shared data on where physicians are practicing in its "2020 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report."

The average salary for general surgeons in 2019 was down about 3 percent compared to 2017, according to the "2020 Physician and Advanced Practice Salary Report" by LocumTenens.com.

Certain states regularly make Medscape's Physician Compensation Report's top 10. Here are the 25 top-earning states that made multiple appearances from 2016-20. 

Using Medscape's Physician Compensation Report from 2016-20, here are the top-earning states for physicians overall: 

Orthopedic surgeon compensation will be affected by COVID-19, ending a generally upward trend from the last several years.