Health Reform Could Lead to Primary Care Improvements
The new health reform law includes several provisions that aim to support primary care medicine and make the practice more attractive, according to an excerpt of a book from the Washington Post called, "Landmark: The Inside Story of America's New Health Care Law and What It Means for Us All." The book notes that the law provides $26.4 billion over 10 years to increase Medicare payments for primary care; for training programs, loan-forgiveness programs and incentives; and to investigate alternatives to the fee-for-service models Medicare and Medicaid use.
- "New Health Care law Might Make Your Doctor More Informed, Efficient, Responsive" (Brown, Washington Post, 5/4).