Greater investment in primary care is associated with lower costs, higher patient satisfaction, fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and lower mortality. Despite current high levels of healthcare spending in the United States, the proportion spent on primary care is insufficient. A shift in resources to support greater access to comprehensive, coordinated primary care is imperative to achieving a stronger, higher-performing healthcare system.
Underinvestment in primary care gives rise to patient access and workforce issues. A significant financial incentive for physicians and other clinicians to choose other areas of specialty undermines primary care.
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HCCI Study Shows Stagnant Primary Care Investment | JAMA Network | December 13, 2019 |
Investing more in primary care could lower health spending — if patients would go along | Dallas Morning News | February 18, 2020 |
JAMA Forum: Progress in Primary Care—From Alma-Ata to Astana | JAMA | October 3, 2018 |
June Policy Takeaways: Better Health NOW Sees Forward Progress in CMS Strategy:Amidst Primary Care Crisis, Strategy Must Be Turned Into Action | July 5, 2023 | |
Limited Primary Care Access Leads to Poor Outcomes, High Spending | Patient Engagement HIT | February 6, 2020 |
Making New York City a primary care town | City & State New York | October 2, 2018 |
Medicaid Primary Care Solutions are Brewing at CMS | June 27, 2023 | |
Michigan's Medicaid expansion doubles access to primary care | American Medical Association | January 27, 2020 |
Minnesota Moves to Assess Primary Care Investment, Bolster Integrated Care | May 25, 2023 | |
More High-Value Care Associated With Receipt of Primary Care | HealthDay | February 11, 2019 |