includes any prior criminal convictions (here there are none of course).

There is a public out there that is dissatisfied with the lack of access to a routine source of care.The current fee-for-service system doesnt fully accommodate the time and effort primary care physicians put into small-ticket activities like emails and phone calls.

Health care shortages tend to be more acute in rural areas.Policy experts say the bill would provide important support.Primary care is the foundation of our health care system.

And there are targeted efforts in Congress: for instance.We need primary care to be paid differently and to be paid more.

The fact that Medicare has been squeezing physician payment rates for two decades is making reforming their structure more difficult.

both of which provide advice to Congress.PBM giant Express Scripts sent out confidential contracts announcing that in 2024 it will pay pharmacies roughly 10% below what they typically pay to buy wholesale brand-name drugs meaning they could lose money on every prescription they fill.

1 rule change was partly designed to relieve Medicare patients.Some pharmacies are setting aside savings or taking out short-term loans to cover losses in the early months of next year.

which owns one of the three leading PBMs.an agency created to advise Congress on the program for people who are 65 and older or have disabilities.