Remove Community Remove Families Remove Government Remove Management
article thumbnail

A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

County governments are struggling to manage the opioid crisis. Caldwell County is getting $800,000 per year from the Purdue Drug Settlement for the next 15 years but our county manager states it will take ten times that much money to address this crisis appropriately. County budgets are strained as a result.

Community 130
article thumbnail

Can the Practice of Primary Care Medicine ever be Practical Again?

A Country Doctor Writes

This means we have the resources to reach out to the populations we manage and offer them immunizations, screening tests and advice without dragging them into the office one by one to do this for them (and bill their insurance for our efforts). I think we need to stop pretending that today’s primary care is patient centered.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

Key Health Care Budget Proposals: Proposed Medi-Cal Cuts and Enrollment Changes Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is typically funded through a partnership between the state and the federal government. Medi-Cal Minimum Medical Loss Ratio – Increases the minimum medical loss ratio for managed care plans, commencing January 1, 2026.

article thumbnail

Permanente Live webinar — Finding success in value-based care

Permanente Medicine

June 19, 2025) — National health care leaders from Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Community Health Plans will share insights on value-based care during a free Permanente Live webinar on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities. OAKLAND, Calif.

article thumbnail

Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

The affiliation between NWP and TPMG strengthens the commitment to high-value, quality-driven care for their patients and communities. Through this affiliation, we will bring cutting-edge IT, virtual care capabilities, and more than 100 specialties and subspecialties to benefit the patients and communities of Oregon and southwest Washington.”

Medical 52
article thumbnail

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

The Physicians Foundation

primary care is posing a grave threat to the wellbeing of communities nationwide. State Highlights: Montana provides 65% of its medical training in community-based settings, far surpassing the national average of 16%. North Dakota has the highest percentage of new physicians entering primary care, at 46.6%, double the national average.

article thumbnail

Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

During her residency, she also pursued a full-time MBA, with a focus on operational strategy, from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. About the Permanente Medical Groups The Permanente Medical Groups are self-governed, physician-led, prepaid, multispecialty medical groups composed of more than 25,000 physicians.