In the News
June 12, 2020 | PR Newswire
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2020 -- Innovaccer, Inc., a leading healthcare technology company [and a PCC Executive Member] released its research-based report, titled "What COVID-19 Means to American Healthcare: Trends, Impacts, Predictions,...
June 1, 2020 | The Hill
The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked many weaknesses in our public health and health care systems. But the outbreak also has accelerated, within weeks, useful health care innovations that would have normally taken years to develop. A strong...
May 14, 2020 | Washington Post
Many small doctors’ practices...are struggling to survive as many patients shelter at home and put off consultations for all but the most urgent issues. Although they’re still ministering to patients amid a health crisis, they’ve been...
May 5, 2020 | New York Times
While there are no hard numbers, there are signs that many small [primary care practices] are barely hanging on. Across the country, only half of primary care doctor practices say they have enough cash to stay open for the next four weeks...
May 4, 2020
In the fight against COVID-19, health care systems have canceled surgeries, shuttered some primary care offices, created COVID-19 wards and left dental chairs empty to prevent the virus’s spread. And as asked, many patients heeded...
April 27, 2020 | Vox
Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses in American life, including the vulnerabilities of the US health care system. In a nation that already trailed other rich countries in access to health care, America’s primary care is imperiled by this...
April 15, 2020 | NPR
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...
April 15, 2020 | Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Health News (KHN) and Guardian US today launched Lost on the Frontline, a special project aiming to document the life of every health care worker in America who dies from COVID-19 during the pandemic. This includes medical...
April 10, 2020 | Los Angeles Times
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...
March 5, 2020 | Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
The PCC is excited to sign on to the a letter supporting Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and their efforts to reintroduce the Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act. This bipartisan legislation will modernize...
January 28, 2020 | The Boston Globe
At the heart of his biggest health care initiative as governor, Charlie Baker is proposing a fundamental shift in how Massachusetts delivers care.
Baker has called for new mandates to increase the amount of money health care providers and...
December 16, 2019 | Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
The Colorado Primary Care Payment Reform Collaboraitve just published its first recommendations report. This report will guide Colorado in its primary care reform attempts throughout the year of 2020 and contains detailed information on...
August 6, 2019 | Health Affairs Blog
When it comes to US health care, the adage of “you get what you pay for” does not apply. The US spends more on health care than any other country, but we have lower-quality care and worse outcomes than many nations that spend considerably...
July 27, 2019 | The Lancet
Although the USA spends more on health care despite having worse outcomes than other high-income nations, one area where it underinvests is primary care. Research has shown that higher levels of spending on primary care lead to improved...
July 18, 2019 | Fierce Healthcare
States that spend more on primary care have better patient outcomes, including fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits, a new study concluded.
However, spending on primary care remains low throughout the country, according...
July 17, 2019
Increasing spending on primary care lowers emergency department visits and hospitalizations, according to the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative's 2019 Evidence Report.
The report from the advocacy group made up of health plans...
March 27, 2019 | Healthcare Dive
A handful of accountable care organizations are moving to cover an entire state, but not everyone thinks bigger is better when it comes to population health management.
Caravan Health, a company that works with ACOs, last week announced...
February 27, 2019 | Family Medicine
The United States health care system is at a critical crossroad in its transformation. The foundational importance of primary care in our future health care system cannot be overstated. The undertaking of the collaborative process of...
December 4, 2018 | Catalyst for Payment Reform
Suzanne Delbanco dials up Ann Greiner, President and CEO of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), to discuss the patient centered medical home (PCMH) model. Ann shares where the PCMH came from, how the concept and use...
December 3, 2018 | Center for Health Care Strategies
“Provider Payment Reform: Right Course, Wrong Students?,” a recent blog post authored by Chris Koller, President of the Milbank Memorial Fund, argues that while delivering high-value care to vulnerable populations is the “right coursework...
