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$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors

$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors

Update: 2024-08-12
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Signing bonuses of $100,000, a free car, free gym memberships — municipalities are offering perks like these to doctors willing to move to their communities. But while some towns say the offers are working, some critics call it a race to the bottom.

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$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors

$100,000 signing bonus? How some towns are luring doctors