The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Systemic Undervaluation: Disinvestment and fee-for-service payments are hindering physicians’ ability to meet growing patient needs In 2022, primary care accounted for less than 5% of total U.S. Fee-for-service reimbursement models reward procedures over comprehensive care, and undervalue the primary care workforce.

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Primary Care Chronic Disease Primary Care Physician Nurse Practitioner 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? As shown in the following graph, primary care services amount for only 8.1%

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Family Physician Family Families GP 130

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we firmly believe that preventing health problems before they arise is always preferable to treating them after they’ve developed. Annual Physical Examinations The comprehensive annual physical remains one of the cornerstone examples of preventive care services.

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