Primary care is dying: Why that should scare every large employer

KevinMD July 6, 2020
Elizabeth Mitchell

Primary care is on life support. COVID-19’s toll on American health care extends beyond the hospitals and medical workers besieged by infection. An equally insidious but less-visible crisis is engulfing primary care, the long-neglected foundation of our health care system. Given the role of America’s largest corporations in providing health care benefits, the C-suite should be on high alert.

As growing numbers of patients postpone appointments over concerns about contracting the virus, the ensuing economic damage is certain to have lasting consequences. A recent industry survey found that nearly eight in 10 primary care clinicians reported their practice was under “severe” or “close to severe” financial strain.

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