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.
Title | Date | Source | |
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Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Background Report | May 2017 | FMAHealth | |
Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Methodological Brief | June 2017 | FMAHealth | |
Background Note on Direct Primary Care | July 2017 | Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care | |
The FMA Health CPCP Payment Calculator & Guide | January 2018 | FMAHealth | |
2020 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report:Utilization of PCP evaluation and management services is declining | January 2018 | ||
Consensus Recommendations on Increasing Primary Care Investment | August 2018 | PCPCC | |
State Primary Care Fact Sheet | October 2018 | PCPCC | |
Supporting the Health Care Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood in the Medical Home | October 2018 | American Academy of Pediatrics | |
Improving Primary Care: Building Blocks for Success and Opportunities for State Collaboration | November 2018 | NESCSO | |
Making the Case for Policies that Support Growth of High-Performing Primary Care | December 2018 | PCPCC |