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Nationwide, the Association of American Medical Colleges estimates a shortage of between 13,500 and 86,000 physicians by 2036.
Efforts to close that gap, however, are underway in Greenbelt, thanks in large part to funding included in the state’s budget.
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Louisiana already ranks 50th among the states in overall health. Now the state is preparing for major changes to Medicaid that are expected to reduce enrollment and federal spending compared with what would have occurred under previous law.
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Gov. JB Pritzker has signed two measures aimed at protecting the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program and strengthening access to affordable medications and health care for patients served by community health centers across Illinois.
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On July 31, the PCC and its Better Health NOW Campaign submitted formal comments on the Interim Final Rule implementing Medicaid Community Engagement requirements, calling on CMS to “withdraw and reissue the IFR in a manner that is more consistent with Medicaid’s statutory aim and requirements.”
Read our letter below.
The United States faces a potential crisis, as an aging population meets head-on with a shortage of primary care physicians, especially in rural and underserved areas.
On July 27th, this free webinar with researchers and policy experts assesed the factors contributing to U.S. primary care workforce shortages and policy approaches to ensure adequate access to care across communities.
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This resource was developed in collaboration with Families USA to lift up the emerging challenges people with insulin-requiring diabetes are facing as a result of federal policy shifts impacting availability of affordable health insurance coverage and to identify policy solutions to address those challenges.
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Chronic liver disease frequently remains undetected until fibrosis, cirrhosis, or other complications have developed, in part because patients may have no symptoms during earlier stages. This places primary care clinicians in a critical position to identify risk factors, investigate abnormal laboratory or imaging findings, and initiate screening before advanced disease is present.
In the following Q&A, Stevan Gonzalez, MD, MS, director of Liver Transplantation at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, discusses the populations most likely to be missed, practical opportunities for earlier detection, and why identifying liver disease before symptoms develop can substantially alter its course.
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As AI adoption continues to grow throughout the healthcare sector, primary care specialties will need to plan for patients who are both excited and fearful of how the technology affects their care.
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Documentation burdens, frequent renewal deadlines, and complex reporting rules will push residents off MassHealth, unless the state takes deliberate steps to help people navigate the system. Those most at risk, including people with behavioral health conditions and unstable housing, are also the least able to navigate these requirements on their own, making investment in the behavioral health safety net essential to keeping them covered.
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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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