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

A Country Doctor Writes

I wrote this when I was working for a fairly traditional primary care office, a Federally Qualified Health Center, which did have a somewhat preferential pay rate from Medicare and Medicaid, in part because we offered sliding feee to uninsured patients, in part because we offered a few “enabling services” as the bureaucrats call it.

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Enhancing primary healthcare capacity : A qualitative study from the perspective of managers of PHC institutions in China [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, facing the challenges brought by China's national health strategy, aging population, and high incidence of chronic diseases, there is an urgent need to improve the service capacity of China's primary medical institutions.

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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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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities Remain in Play

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Sticking points remaining include reinsurance, paid family and medical leave and whether undocumented residents can qualify for MinnesotaCare. MAFP Priorities Many of the MAFP’s legislative priorities remain active in ongoing health care negotiations. Lawmakers must pass a full budget before June 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

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Direct Primary Care - Role for the Future of Healthcare

The Direct Doctors Difference

The Direct Primary Care movement has picked up steam over the last seven years since we started Direct Doctors in RI. According to DPC Frontier, a site owned by a DPC physician/lawyer who was a founder of the movement, there are now over 1500 clinics doing pure Direct Care across the nation.

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

Smith, a general internist and professor of medicine and psychiatry at Michigan State University, explains why our medical system consistently prioritizes physical over emotional health and presents some ambitious proposals for how to rectify this harmful disparity. This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Key Health Policy Updates

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MAFP Legislative Priorities in Action The following pieces of legislation, currently under consideration, align with the MAFP’s legislative priorities of reducing administrative burdens, investing in primary care and improving health care access. View the Minnesota Medical Association’s rates handout.