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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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Debating the pros and cons of Medicare for All

The Health Policy Exchange

Our recent Georgetown Health Policy Journal Club discussed two editorials in the October 1 issue of American Family Physician that offered contrasting answers to the question: "Would Medicare for All Be the Most Beneficial Health Care System for Family Physicians and Patients?" health care bill.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Topics on the AAFP agenda included: Improving Access to Primary Care for High Deductible Health Plans Enrollees - high deductible plans discourage patients from accessing primary to deal with problems such as diabetes and hypertension and delay care, leading to worsening health outcomes.

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

Common Sense Family Doctor

While I'm grateful for subspecialists who alleviate pain, rescue patients who are unable to breathe on their own, manage complicated fractures, and replace worn-out hips and knees, the gap between the number of family doctors we need and the number we have keeps getting wider. How can we train more family physicians?