Addressing needs in rural primary care now: How and why government entities can do more

Medical Economics October 20, 2022
Christopher Crow, MD, Kavita Vyas, MD

Recent actions are important, but are ‘just a drop in the bucket’ compared to primary care challenges.

With new eyes turned toward primary care – within the health care and technology segments, as well as the investment community at-large – the industry has received a dose of desperately overdue attention and support.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded over $155 million to expand training for primary care physicians (PCPs) in rural and underserved communities, a move that shines a light on the need to address workforce and access challenges that have long burdened primary care nationwide. Amazon’s $3.9 billion purchase of One Medical underscores the value and essential importance that market makers are placing in primary...

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