Healthcare Innovation June 14, 2022
There is a need for new care models that reduce PCP caseloads while addressing the complex needs of older patients, says Vivek Garg, M.D., CMO of Humana’s Primary Care Organization
By Vivek Garg, M.D., MBA, Chief Medical Officer of Humana’s Primary Care Organization
The pandemic exposed serious flaws in the U.S. healthcare system that existed long before Covid-19. Those problems include high levels of burnout and attrition among primary care physicians (PCPs) and the extreme vulnerability and poor health status of many older Americans.
The erosion of our primary care system has had an outsized effect on seniors. Primary care is the most impactful and under-resourced instrument we have to prevent disease, improve health and lower mortality rates. Yet, the...
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