Fierce Healthcare March 16, 2023
By Dave Muoio

Geographic location has an impact on patients’ access to primary care physicians as well as whether they saw certain specialists or non-physicians for their care, FAIR Health reported in a new analysis. ((Getty/Milkos))

About 3 in 10 people who received medical services between 2016 and 2022 didn’t see a primary care provider, though that portion ranged anywhere from 16% to 43% depending on the state, according to an analysis of private claims data released Wednesday by FAIR Health.

The nonprofit’s new report found broad differences between the ratio of population to primary care providers between certain states or even within a state’s major population areas.

Patients are getting their primary care services elsewhere. The review spotted a...

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