Medical Economics November 22, 2024
Austin Littrell

Key Takeaways

  • Regular PCP visits correlate with better health outcomes and reduced hospital visits, potentially saving the U.S. $67 billion annually.
  • Only 5% of U.S. healthcare spending is allocated to primary care, the lowest among western democracies.
  • Primary care physicians are among the lowest paid, contributing to a shortage as many retire or leave due to burnout.

Key objectives for the improvement of primary care at the state level were discussed in an expert-led AHCJ webinar, titled “No one can see you now.”

The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) hosted an expert-led webinar, titled “No one can see you now,” in which they focused on what states are doing to improve the state of primary care....

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