Greater use of primary care services has long been associated with better health, better care, and lower costs. But policies in support of primary care are not commensurate with their potential ...

Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S, Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) initiative to Strengthen Primary Health Care, ...

Many healthcare consumers today are disconnecting from traditional primary care, since the current experience is not meeting consumers' expectations, some industry observers say. When consumers ...

Sentara home-based primary care improves access and cuts emergency visits for vulnerable patients in Norfolk, Va.

There are many types of physicians and care providers at University of Utah Health, but the doctor that every patient should have is a primary care provider (PCP). A primary care provider could be: a ...

Primary care should serve as the front door to the healthcare system. Instead, too many workers walk right past it. The ...

The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one, in particular, is inescapable: compensation. Substantial disparities between what primary care ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of resilient health systems, rooted in the delivery of primary care at the community level, to outbreak detection and response. Some countries that ...

In a bid to ease access challenges, CVS Health will offer in-network primary care to Aetna members in certain markets through its MinuteClinics. The services are available to certain individual plan ...

Memorial Health Foundation is inviting community members to a new installment of its “Conversations of Care” series ...

The World Bank, USAID and the Global Financing Facility, with the support of GIZ, will host the 6th Annual Health Financing Forum (AHFF) on June 14 to 16, 2022. This year's AHFF will focus on ...