is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism abhcm66out health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF the independent source for health policy research.

the Pantanal is home to the worlds biggest tropical wetlands and.Jaguars: A Trip To Brazil 17 photos Weve seen a range of dead animals.hcm66

a small group of caimans can be seen trying to swim in the shallow water.But in recent weeks it has been ravaged by fires that are threatening its iconic wildlife.who is volunteering with hcm66a wildlife rescue group.

387 fires in the Pantanal in the first 13 days of November.Nearly one-third of the park has been hit by fires in the past month.

when wildfires also devastated the region.

as Brazil suffers through a southern hemisphere spring of droughts and record heat.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.

including adding non-procedural billing codes for providing transitional care.but their clinical training exposes them to a punishing workload and burnout that is contributing to the shortage of primary care physicians.

chief advocacy officer for the American College of Physicians.The agency has expanded the office visit services for which providers can bill to manage their patients.