Primary care physician visits drop among patients with employer plans

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• People with employer-sponsored health insurance are visiting primary care physicians (PCPs) less, but are more commonly seeing nurse practitioners and physician assistants than earlier this decade, according to a new Health Care Cost Institute report.

• The Health Care Cost and Utilization Report revealed an 18% decrease in PCP office visits between 2012 and 2016.

• There was a 14% increase in office visits for all providers, which shows that patients are going to other providers than PCPs for their care.

NPs and PAs have recently taken on a larger role in primary care. Health experts say...

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