Dr. Joseph Betancourt, a primary care physician and chief equity and inclusion officer at Massachusetts General Hospital, spoke to NPR about how health disparities cause minorities to be more susceptible to the coronavirus. (audio - radio - interview, approx. 7 min.)
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic, which has fueled widespread speculation about potential long-term changes to American life, is already causing one important shift: It has accelerated moves to restructure how basic medical care is provided and paid for in the U.S.
Doctor groups and insurers say in just the last month, there’s been a dramatic surge of interest in large-scale changes in the way primary care doctors are paid, an overhaul that policy experts have envisioned for decades.
Today's results are part of ongoing poll of practices and their response to COVID-19
The Primary Care Collaborative, in partnership with The Larry A. Green Center, just released real-time survey results of primary care clinicians (conducted March 20-23), measuring the impact of COVID-19 on their practices.
The PCC recently signed on to Families USA's letter to Congress, urging them to pass legislation that provides aid allowing fiscal assistance for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Primary care practices on their response to the COVID-19 crisis
The coronavirus is having a major impact on the U.S. health care system—including primary care. To track the impact of the coronavirus and what is needed to respond, the Primary Care Collaborative partnering with the Larry A. Green Center to conduct a weekly survey of primary care practices on their responses to the COVID-19 crisis. The goal of this effort is to regularly assess primary care’s ability to evaluate and manage patients in the midst of COVID-19 and to consider policy implications going forward.
