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|Articles|June 5, 2020
Best states for physicians in 2020: 5 states with the highest GCPI
Author(s)Drew Boxler, Logan Lutton
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If you’re considering relocations, a key factor to keep in mind is where your services will return the greatest payments. The data below are the five highest average geographic cost indices (GCPI) from E-MD and CMI’s 2019 collection.
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2019 Geographic Practice Cost Indices by state and Medicare locality. (* indicates average of all municipalities / locations in state.). E-MDs with data from CMS.
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