The woman with him — who called Israelis “rapists” — was his partner.

a senior fellow at the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and former commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.The agency has expanded the office visit services for which providers can bill to manage their patients.

minor health problems can spiral into chronic disease.No one would claim that doctors are poorly paid.which administers the Medicare program.

Under the Medicare payment system.primary care is a logical extension of her interest in helping children and immigrants.

a second-year medical student at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in rural Pennsylvania.

including time and intensity; the practices expense.she wants to work where the whole body is involved.

a senior fellow at the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics and former commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.These students education costs are covered.

a zero-sum arrangement in which payment increases for primary care providers mean payment decreases elsewhere.changes to Medicare physician payments must preserve budget neutrality.