California led the nation in health care reform by enabling millions to obtain health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. This year, by expanding Medi-Cal to all Californians with low incomes, regardless of immigration status, our...
Community health workers like Norma Gerald, 63, perform a range of functions including social support, patient advocacy, and health system navigation, all with the goal of improving health. More broadly, they form a bridge between the...
Nearly three quarters of U.S. physicians (74%) are employed by hospitals, health systems or corporate entities as of January 1, 2022, according to new data from Avalere, in a study sponsored by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) that...
In the ongoing fight for racial justice, we must call on those in power to center the fight for equity around health. For too long, our country’s racist infrastructure has overburdened the physical and mental health of our communities....
On April 21, 2022, PCC responded to a request for information on AHRQ's Proposed Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Strategic Framework. PCC provided several specific comments on AHRQ’s proposed framework and offered...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlined an action plan on April 20 that demonstrates the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to provide high-quality, affordable health care for all people, regardless of...
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2022 – The Larry A. Green Center, in partnership with the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC), today released new survey data showing that 25% of primary care clinicians plan to leave the field within the next three...
For data from the previous clinician survey, see Round 34 Results.
The Primary Care Collaborative has partnered with the Larry A. Green Center to regularly survey primary care clinicians and patients to better understand the impact of...
For U.S. health systems emerging from the pandemic, the promise of patient-centered care is within reach, according to the 2022 Health Systems’ Climate Study. The study finds that health systems are shifting from the system-centered...
On April 18, 2022, PCC submitted a letter to CMS regarding a request for information on access to care and coverage for people enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) appreciates this opportunity to provide...
NEW YORK, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After stagnating during the height of the pandemic, physician salaries rebounded 7% toward the end of 2021, with increases seen in primary care and all other specialties, according to the results of...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — America is facing a workplace mental health crisis, with burnout, exhaustion and hopelessness more common among workers than ever before. A new survey, Mental Health in America: A 2022 Workplace Report, from the Society...
As Healthy People has evolved over the decades to reflect the most current science and address the latest public health priorities, it has strengthened its focus on health equity. Healthy People 2030 has a variety of resources to help...
This Q&A is republished here from the Spring 2022 PCC Newsletter, the quarterly enewsletter sent to PCC friends and supporters. Each month in PCC's newsletters, the PCC provides a short profile of an individual who works in primary...
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 – The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing an effective and efficient health system built on a strong foundation of primary care, today launched the Better...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2021-2030 National Health Expenditure (NHE) report, prepared by the CMS Office of the Actuary, that presents health spending and enrollment projections for the coming...
WATERTOWN, Mass., March 28, 2022—As the COVID-19 pandemic transitions to endemic, a seventh annual in-depth report on physician sentiments shows that physician burnout and high levels of concerns about staffing shortages are a worldwide...
The global pandemic has, rightfully so, grabbed headlines as we all grapple with its ongoing impacts on our health care system. What COVID-19 has also made painfully clear is how strained that system is, particularly in rural communities...
In a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, said, "We are on the verge of beating back one public health crisis in COVID-19, only to see another grow in its place ... We have the opportunity...
People who regularly see primary care physicians tend to live longer and healthier lives – if they can locate and secure doctors near home, Michigan doctors said.
Despite the necessity of such practitioners, who handle patients from birth...
RT @LarryMcNeely1: Primary Care First practices volunteered to report data....but MORE practices need access to a)hybrid payment and better… —
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