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Opinion: A billing code was supposed to incentivize relationship-based primary care for Medicare patients. It may not be working as hoped
Primary care is much more than what happens during an office visit, writes physician Ishani Ganguli.
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According to STAT’s source item, Opinion: A billing code was supposed to incentivize relationship-based primary care for Medicare patients. It may not be working as hoped, Primary care is much more than what happens during an office visit, writes physician Ishani Ganguli.
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