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Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Clinician types included family medicine (FM), internal medicine (IM), pediatric medicine (PED), general practice (GP), obstetrics/gynecology (OB), nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA). These patients had 54% of 2019 visits with their PCP.

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Patient experiences using primary care wait lists in Canada: A qualitative study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". In 2019, 14.5% Context: Primary healthcare is the front door to the health system, facilitating access to diagnostic testing and specialist care. of Canadians (approximately 4.6

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Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Few studies of high-utilization patient programs found improvements in the intervention groups compared to controls.

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Debating the pros and cons of Medicare for All

The Health Policy Exchange

Dr. Young argued that regardless of their financing mechanisms, other countries with universal coverage have lower costs primarily because their citizens are willing to sacrifice - whether that means practicing within strict budget limits (e.g., health care bill. trillion annually.