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SPOTLIGHT: Reform continues to rachet up pressure on primary care

The idea isn't new--critics have been warning that reform would explode the demand for primary-care physicians--but the closer the country gets to a finalized reform bill, the scarier things look. If

Senate may add 5 percent bonus to Medicare for primary care MDs

After years of talk about the growing shortage of primary care doctors, the Senate seems to be doing something--maybe not something huge, but something--to address the problem. As part of a package

VT plans to push EMRs to primary care MDs

The state of Vermont has set plans to meet an ambitious goal, that of pushing out EMRs into the office of half of the state's primary care doctors over the next few years. The seven-year, $32 million