S1 Ep164: Pay is up, productivity is down. Is it sustainable? With Andy Swanson of MGMA

Off the Chart: A Business of Medicine Podcast · Jul 2, 2026 · 19m · transcript

For the first time in years, physician compensation and productivity have moved in opposite directions — pay is up, encounter volume is down — and practice leaders are trying to work out what it means heading into a turbulent year. Physicians Practice Managing Editor Keith Reynolds sits down with Andy Swanson, chief customer success officer at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), to unpack the group's latest provider compensation and productivity data report and the forces behind the split. They dig into why encounters are falling while acuity and pay climb, whether rising…