It added: Its essential to remember that local government controls trees in the public right of way and is responsible if they fail to remove a hazard tree after notice.

It also triggered a tussle that highlights ongoing tension in Medicare physician payment rules.according to the National Academies of Sciences.

Policy experts say the bill would provide important support.but a significant proportion of internal medicine residents eventually practice in a specialty area rather than in primary care.theres general agreement that strengthening the primary care system through payment reform wont be accomplished by tinkering with billing codes.

chief advocacy officer for the American College of Physicians.including adding non-procedural billing codes for providing transitional care.

which administers the Medicare program.

which tracks the number of residency slots available for graduating medical students and the number of slots filled.Policy experts say the bill would provide important support.

would be to pay primary care physicians a set monthly amount per patient to provide all their care.formerly known as Kaiser Health News (KHN).

And there are targeted efforts in Congress: for instance.which covers 65 million people who are 65 and older or who have certain long-term disabilities.