face the threat of retribution from the Russian government.

Private health plans typically base their payment amounts on the Medicare system.often leaving patients with fewer choices for primary care.

according to Medscapes annual physician compensation report.It tends to reward specialties that emphasize procedures.Primary care is the foundation of our health care system.

No one would claim that doctors are poorly paid.its a misperception that student debt always drives the decision whether to go into primary care.

The new code is a tiny piece of overall payment reform.

which covers 65 million people who are 65 and older or who have certain long-term disabilities.Only one Democratic senator voted against the measure.

Washington The Senate easily passed a stopgap funding bill late Wednesday night.House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled the measure less than a week before funding from a short-term bill passed in September was set to expire.

It does not include supplemental funding for Israel or Ukraine.he had little time to corral his members around a plan to keep the government open.