US lags in usual source of care, primary care access

Patient Engagement April 3, 2024
Sara Heath

Adults in the United States are among the least likely to have a usual source of care, like a primary care provider.

Adults in the United States are among the least likely to have a usual source of care compared to other high-income nations, a finding that Commonwealth Fund researchers say may signal the nation’s lapses in primary care access.

The issue brief, based on 2022 and 2023 data from the International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians and International Health Policy Survey of patients over age 18, indicates that workforce shortages, physician burnout, and limited patient access to care are hampering the primary care system in the US.

But the US isn’t alone in these setbacks, the Commonwealth...

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