he wrote on his Telegram channel.

but it is critically important.But if adding a single five-character code to Medicares payment rules has proved challenging.

a second-year medical student at the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in rural Pennsylvania.The new code is a tiny piece of overall payment reform.These students education costs are covered.

its a misperception that student debt always drives the decision whether to go into primary care.As a result of those pay disparities.

If they dont take a job with the health care system.

There is a public out there that is dissatisfied with the lack of access to a routine source of care.) would bolster primary care by increasing training opportunities for doctors and nurses and expanding access to community health centers.

is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF the independent source for health policy research.long-term health care management that primary care physicians provide.

director of the division of advocacy and health policy for the American College of Surgeons.theres general agreement that strengthening the primary care system through payment reform wont be accomplished by tinkering with billing codes.