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Primary-care doctors who fear their business will be undercut by the growing popularity of retail health clinics may want to offer more same-day appointments and walk-in hours.

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Primary-care groups continue to argue that the panel's results, with other elements of Medicare's fee-for-service payment system, may hurt them.

Dividing the Medicare Pie Pits Doctor Against Doctor Anna Wilde Mathews 2010

But sometimes a doctor may have malpractice concerns, Fuller says, which also can send patients to the ER: “Primary-care doctors can be risk-averse and have a tendency to send more patients to emergency departments rather than triage and advise over the phone.”

Uninsured Don’t Go to the ER More Than Insured According to Study | Impact Lab 2010

Getting A Second Opinion Primary-care doctors can misdiagnose common symptoms.

What if the Doctor Is Wrong? Laura Landro 2012

Primary-care groups have pushed for more representation on the committee, and their leaders have argued its results are weighted against their interests.

Physician Panel Prescribes the Fees Paid by Medicare Anna Wilde Mathews 2010

Primary-care physicians are pressing the agency that oversees Medicare to change a payment system they say places a higher value on work done by specialists.

Primary-Care Doctors Push for Raise Anna Wilde Mathews 2011

Primary-care doctors, such as pediatricians and family physicians, often make less than half of what top-paid specialists like orthopedic surgeons earn, and the idea of changing how they are paid has been around for years.

An Rx? Pay More to Family Doctors Christopher Weaver 2012

Primary-care practitioners praise the new approach for being more organized, but today's payment system penalizes this method because it results in fewer lucrative procedures later.

Are bigger health-care networks better or just creating a monopoly? 2010

Primary-care practitioners praise the new approach for being more organized, but today's payment system penalizes this method because it results in fewer lucrative procedures later.

Are bigger health-care networks better or just creating a monopoly? 2010

Primary-care practitioners praise the new approach for being more organized, but today's payment system penalizes this method because it results in fewer lucrative procedures later.

Are bigger health-care networks better or just creating a monopoly? 2010