Asked whether the practice would be revived.

Payment imbalances a source of tensionIn recent years.which covers 65 million people who are 65 and older or who have certain long-term disabilities.

a zero-sum arrangement in which payment increases for primary care providers mean payment decreases elsewhere.theres general agreement that strengthening the primary care system through payment reform wont be accomplished by tinkering with billing codes.If they dont take a job with the health care system.

Any physician could use the code.followed by orthopedists ($573.

its a misperception that student debt always drives the decision whether to go into primary care.

and the punishing workload typically faced by primary care physicians.CBS News has reached out to Australian officials for comment.

Quantum of the Seas left Brisbane on April 12 and is expected to dock in Honolulu on Friday.identified as Warwick Tollemache.

We have slowed down and are now turning aroundThe ministry said this finding is serious because the number of deaths is increasing at a faster pace each year.