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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.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Interest currently accumulates during that time, adding to the crushing debt, and discouraging new grads from pursuing careers in lower paying specialties such as family medicine. This bill would preclude the government from charging interest on their loans during when they are unable to afford payments on the principal.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

Match Day on March 21, 2025 unfolded similarly to the National Resident Matching Program in previous years. The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% How can we train more family physicians? This is where the federal government must step up.