Despite evidence that primary care improves the health of populations and reduces health inequities, primary care in the United States is in a vulnerable position, according to an April 2021 report from National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Implementing High-Quality Primary Care.
Taking up the challenge set forth in the NASEM report, the Milbank Memorial Fund and The Physicians Foundation are partnering with the Robert Graham Center to develop an annual Health of US Primary Care Scorecard to measure the implementation of high-quality primary care and inform national and state policy.