Whereas all healthcare providers play a part in addressing chronic disease, primary care focuses mainly on preventing and managing these serious health issues. In the months leading up to the 2024 ...
A new JAMA study finds that federal efforts to expand the physician workforce fall short for primary care and rural ...
For many Americans, health care means going to a local primary care office. But the vast majority of clinical research is conducted inside the walls of large, specialized academic health centers.
As the older adult population grows, health systems are expanding community care, virtual visits and home-based models to better meet their evolving needs. By 2050, there will be 82 million adults ...
There’s growing national recognition that we should redirect more of our health care dollars to make primary care stronger and more accessible. However, policy makers and other stakeholders need more ...
When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician. MacDonald wanted to find a new doctor right away.