Export controls have never been able to fully stop a determined country from doing what it wants to do.

according to an official in the region.The politically-charged negotiationshave gone through various permutations in recent weeks.

There was nearly a deal at the end of October for a hostage release.the White House revealed this weekend that a 3-year-old girl.Israels demand for a full accounting of the hostages has been complicated by the fact that the captives are spread out across the war zone and are being held by various groups.

was among those believed to be held in Gaza.and it remains unsure exactly how many people are still being held captive.

Israel revised its number of those killed in the attack as it continues to identify remains.

Biden administration officials have touted the four hostages already released.The losers are more sensitive to reductions in the rates for the procedures they do.

It also triggered a tussle that highlights ongoing tension in Medicare physician payment rules.But if adding a single five-character code to Medicares payment rules has proved challenging.

It would let physicians bill for complex patient evaluation and management services.You have to really want to be a primary care physician when that student will make one-third of what students going into dermatology will make.