An estimated 174,000 fewer Hoosier children were insured through Medicaid programs in April compared to January 2025, according to a report from Georgetown University School of Public Policy.
That’s a 20% decline — the highest rate in the nation, the report found.
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Indiana limits AI downcoding of physician claims July 1, and more states are moving to rein in payers.
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Every other week, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) gathers major new stories, opinion pieces, research articles, case studies and more covering primary care. Want to submit a piece? Feel free to email the piece to PCC Communications Associate Maximilian Sandefer at msandefer@thepcc.org.
New Resource: The State of Primary Care – How Well Your State is Delivering Primary Care
Chiyedza Mvundura & Tod Didier, Primary Care Collaborative
First developed in Spring 2024, the PCC’s “The State of Primary Care” provides package of fact sheets that examine the state of primary care in all 50 states and DC. Find your state and get the facts in our new Spring 2026 update!
Poll: The battle for MAHA that could sway the midterms
Alice Miranda Ollstein, Erin Doherty, Marcia Brown and Carmen Paun for POLITICO
A recent POLITICO poll finds that many “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” voters are dissatisfied with progress on improving health outcomes, including among Trump supporters. These results point to health care as a key issue for swing voters heading into the 2026 midterms.
A Framework for Evaluating Primary Care Investment
Kevin Grumbach, Deborah J. Cohen, Stephanie B. Gold, Rebecca S. Etz, Lauren S. Hughes, Robert L. Phillips, Andrew Bazemore, Elisabeth Wilson and Russell S. Phillips for the Milbank Memorial Fund
A new framework from the Milbank Memorial Fund outlines how to better evaluate spending, quality and outcomes to help make the case for stronger, sustained investment in primary care.
Bipartisan bill introduced to stabilize physicians’ year-to-year pay changes
Dave Muoio, Fierce Healthcare
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at stabilizing year-to-year physician payment changes under Medicare. The bill seeks to address ongoing volatility in reimbursement rates, which providers argue undermines financial stability and long-term care investment.
Innovation Insight: CMS Invites ACOs to Apply to the New LEAD Model
CMS
CMS is inviting ACOs to apply to the new LEAD model, which aims to strengthen primary care through advanced value-based payment and care delivery approaches. The model focuses on improving care coordination and enhancing outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries.
Addressing the Impact of H.R. 1’s Medicaid Changes on Primary Care
The PCC featuring Sandy Chung, Perrie Briskin, Ann Jensen and Brandon Wilson (moderator)
On March 31, the PCC hosted a conversation exploring how primary care and states can work together to minimize challenges arising from major Medicaid policy changes put in place H.R. 1.
From Cavities to Chronic Disease: Why Medicine and Dentistry Can’t Operate Separately
Katie Adams, MedCity News
A MedCity News article from Katie Adams highlights how gaps in coverage and underinvestment contribute to unmet needs and broader health disparities. The piece also showcases opportunities to better integrate oral health into value-based care to improve health outcomes and lower costs.
Advocates, Providers, and Lawmakers Call for Passage of Primary Care Investment Act
The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
With New York facing a dangerous shortage of primary care clinicians throughout the state, PCC Member PCDC joined key stakeholders at the NY State Capitol to call for the passage of the Primary Care Investment Act (S1634/A1915A). The bill would require insurers to spend at least 12.5% of their total expenditures on primary care services
Report finds Indiana lags nation in primary, preventative care
Mackezi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle
A new report finds that Indiana lags in primary care access, workforce and investment, leading to worse outcomes and higher costs. However, greater investment and innovation in primary care can help improve health and lower costs.
What’s causing the primary care physician shortage in RI, Mass.
Shannon Hegy, WPRI 12 Health
A new report highlights that the primary care physician shortage in Rhode Island and Massachusetts is being driven by an aging workforce nearing retirement, fewer new clinicians choosing to enter primary care, rising burnout, lower reimbursement rates, and more.
ANALYSIS: Why Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes Have Not Adequately Addressed Primary Care Physician Pay
Laura Skopec, Zirui Song, Mary Jo Braid-Forbes, Kevin J. Hayes, Stephen Zuckerman and Robert A. Berenson for Health Affairs
A new Health Affairs article argues that incremental changes to the MPFS have still left the underlying fee-for-service structure largely intact instead of valuing whole-person, relationship-based care.
OPINION: It’s important to visit your primary care physician
The Newcastle Pacer
In this op-ed, the Newcastle Pacer provides a great overview of the importance of regularly visiting a primary care physician for preventive care, early detection and ongoing health management.
PODCAST: Trying to measure primary care’s downward spiral
The Codcast for the CommonWealth Beacon
As she steps down after nearly three decades as head of MHQP, PCC Primary Care Community Leadership Award recipient Barbra Rabson spoke with other health leaders on the CommonWealth Beacon’s Codcast on her continued commitment to primary care as Massachusetts works to measure the decline of primary care in the commonwealth.
Supporting Small And Rural Providers Through State Investments In Primary Care
Katie Coleman, Jennifer N. Sayles, Jeff Norris and S. Monica Soni for HealthAffairs
Rural primary care practices are essential to healthier communities. And yet, years of underinvestment have put them at risk. A new HealthAffairs article shows how state-led investments are helping transform these practices and how this can be replicated.
Primary care: ‘The first line of defense’ in assessing GI distress in patients
Richard Payerchin, Medical Economics
A new article highlights the critical role of primary care as the first point of contact for patients experiencing gastrointestinal issues, emphasizing early assessment and ongoing management. A new Medical Economics article highlights how continuous, relationship-based care supports better diagnosis, coordination and patient engagement.
Primary Care Collaborative Further Diversifies Board with Representative for Health Care Purchasers
Primary Care Collaborative
The PCC is enhancing its leadership by welcoming Shawn Gremminger, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, to its Board of Directors.
Nation’s Largest Medical Specialty Organization Names LeRoi Hicks, MD EVP & CEO
American College of Physicians
ACP has named Dr. Leroi Hicks as its new EVP and CEO. We look forward to working with LeRoi Hicks as we continue our strong partnership with ACP to advance comprehensive, whole-person primary care. Read the full press release on his new role!
Comprehensive primary care promises to transform the U.S. health care system by unlocking powerful health improvements and cost savings for patients and taxpayers. By investing in primary care, lawmakers can improve the health and wellbeing of all Americans.
The package of fact sheets below examines the state of primary care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Comprehensive primary care promises to transform the U.S. health care system by unlocking powerful health improvements and cost savings for patients and taxpayers. By investing in primary care, lawmakers can improve the health and wellbeing of all Americans.
The fact sheet below examines the state of primary care in Indiana.
Hoosiers are less likely to undergo routine cancer screenings or take their children to an annual checkup than residents of other states, according to a new report commissioned by the Indiana Business Health Collaborative.
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