Becker's Healthcare November 21, 2024
Erica Carbajal

Primary care accounts for more than 35% of U.S. healthcare visits, but only 5% of healthcare spending. To address this gap, a California agency has set a goal for insurers in the state to direct 15% of their spending to primary care by 2034, KFF Health News reported Nov. 21.

Eight details:

  1. The California Office of Health Care Affordability established a 15% benchmark for primary care spending in October, up from the current 7%. The goal is to strengthen the primary care workforce, which would in turn enhance residents’ access to care and reduce the need for costlier healthcare services in the future.
  2. “It’s ambitious but achievable,” Elizabeth Landsberg, director of the state’s Department of Health Care Access...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Insurance, Primary care, Provider, States
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