Advisory Board February 18, 2020
The number of privately insured U.S. adults who visited a primary care provider for an annual checkup decreased by almost a quarter between 2008 and 2016, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine—and researchers are questioning whether rising costs are driving the decline.
Fewer privately insured adults are using primary care, study finds
Primary care providers are viewed as “key” to improving health outcomes across the country, Reuters reports. However, recent studies have found that the percentage of Americans using primary care is declining.
For the latest study, researchers analyzed deidentified claims data from a private insurer that covers about 20 million members annually across all 50 states. The analysis included insurance...
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