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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S. per 100,000 in 2022.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Malaz: They are something we call care navigator. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. They can be nurse if you want to. They can be advanced nurse practitioner. And they can start July of 2025. They can be a- Diane: Social worker. Purely architected.