Greater use of primary care services has long been associated with better health, better care, and lower costs. But policies in support of primary care are not commensurate with their potential ...

Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of resilient health systems, rooted in the delivery of primary care at the community level, to outbreak detection and response. Some countries that ...

MinuteClinics treat about 5 million patients, and data suggest about half of those patients do not have a relationship with a primary care provider or have not seen their PCP in years. (CVS) In a bid ...

The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill aimed at making it easier for residents to access primary care.

Primary care is undervalued and in crisis. The 2021 landmark report from National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a blueprint for revitalizing primary care; a number of states ...

With expanded telehealth availability in primary care, its impact on quality of care and associated costs remains debated. Analyzing 199,829 Medicare beneficiaries in Mississippi (2019–2021), we found ...

A high prevalence of mental health diagnoses in adults alongside ongoing shortages of mental health specialists and expansion of the patient-centered medical home have increased the involvement of ...

Primary care is in crisis. Recent estimates indicate 6.5 million Canadians, including 2.5 million Ontarians, do not have a primary care provider. Interprofessional primary care teams include a range ...

A retrospective, registry-based cost-minimization analysis assessing whether initiating minor acute primary care episodes via a digital-first pathway reduces costs compared to traditional care in a ...