AMA Report: U.S. Doctors Added $1.6T to Economy in 2012

U.S. physicians in 2012 contributed $1.6 trillion to the economy, and each doctor supported an average of about 13 jobs, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the American Medical Association. The analysis estimated that U.S. doctors supported more than 9.9 million jobs and paid more than $65 billion in local and state taxes.

• "AMA: Docs Add $1.6 Trillion to Economy" (Pittman, MedPage Today, 4/16).