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would be to pay primary care physicians a set monthly amount per patient to provide all their care.Medical students may not be familiar with the particulars of how the payment system works.

Average annual compensation for doctors who focus on primary care family medicine.such as overhead and equipment; and professional insurance.and educating them about managing their chronic conditions.

chief advocacy officer for the American College of Physicians.Health care shortages tend to be more acute in rural areas.

But its unclear whether lawmakers have strong interest in taking action.

which administers the Medicare program.PBM practices even put the squeeze on national chains like Rite Aid.

according to two independent pharmacists who received the documents.Jolley said his drugstore expects to lose at least 100 customers after refusing a contract with a large PBM.

who often pay a fixed percentage of a drugs price as a copayment.The Biden administrations first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the drug industrys price negotiators is backfiring.