Public vastly overestimates primary care spending, study finds

Medical Economics February 25, 2025
Austin Littrell

Key Takeaways

• Americans overestimate primary care spending, believing it to be 51.8% of healthcare dollars, while the actual figure is 4.7%.
• The study highlights a disparity between the perceived importance of primary care and its actual funding, impacting workforce and patient access.
• Bridging the gap between public perception and reality is essential for advocating increased financial support for primary care.
• Public awareness and engagement in healthcare funding discussions could drive reforms to ensure primary care receives necessary support.

U.S. general public overestimated primary care funding by 10 times.

A new study published in the Annals of Family Medicine revealed that most Americans vastly overestimate how much the country spends on primary care. Researchers found that, on average, people...

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