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One bipartisan solution can revolutionize how Medicaid patients get primary care
One bipartisan solution can revolutionize how Medicaid patients get primary care

The Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act would allow states to contract directly with direct primary care (DPC) practices, providing Medicaid enrollees with reliable, relationship-based primary care and reducing health care costs. Read more

The Hill - Dec 28
Exploring the sources of meaning among Japanese primary care physicians
Exploring the sources of meaning among Japanese primary care physicians

Researchers from University of Tsukuba and their collaborators interviewed Japanese primary care physicians and subsequently identified six distinct categories of experiences contributing to their sense of "meaning" in their professional roles. Caring for patients with diverse health problems and... Read more

Medical Xpress - Nov 04
Growing model of direct primary care cuts out insurance to focus on patients
Growing model of direct primary care cuts out insurance to focus on patients

Direct primary care has exploded in the last decade, going from 140 practices to nearly 3,000 in the U.S. Read more

Cbs News - Oct 29
A growing movement is changing how patients get primary care
A growing movement is changing how patients get primary care

With direct primary care, patients pay a regular fee in exchange for unlimited access to certain medical services, while cutting out insurance as a middleman. Jim Axelrod visited a clinic in Bangor, Maine. Read more

Cbs News - Oct 29
Digital test plus blood biomarker boosts accuracy of Alzheimer’s diagnosis in primary care
Digital test plus blood biomarker boosts accuracy of Alzheimer’s diagnosis in primary care

A Swedish-led study validated a self-administered digital cognitive test (BioCog) in primary care, showing it can accurately detect objective cognitive impairment before blood biomarkers are applied. When paired with a targeted amyloid blood test, this stepwise pathway outperformed standard asses... Read more

Medical News - Oct 13
STAT+: One Mass. health system is turning to AI to ease shortage of primary care doctors. Some don’t like it
STAT+: One Mass. health system is turning to AI to ease shortage of primary care doctors. Some don’t like it

Mass General Brigham has turned to AI to address a critical shortage of primary care doctors, launching an AI app that questions patients, reviews medical records, and produces a list of... Read more

Stat - Oct 13
America's primary care system must be rebuilt
America's primary care system must be rebuilt

A well- functioning primary care system is critical for population health and that the health of our primary care system is in crisis. The number of primary care physicians is declining due to low reimbursement, excessive administrative demands and practice... Read more

Buffalonews - Sep 28
Intermountain Health breaks ground on new Copper Hills Clinic in West Jordan, expanding primary care access for families
Intermountain Health breaks ground on new Copper Hills Clinic in West Jordan, expanding primary care access for families

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – Intermountain Health is working to bring care closer to home for patients throughout the region and just broke ground on a new large medical clinic in West Jordan City that will significantly enhance access to care for residents in West Jordan and in west... Read more

Salt Lake City - Sep 08
Same-Day Care - Ani Saryan Kopf, MD, primary care physician
Same-Day Care - Ani Saryan Kopf, MD, primary care physician

Ani Saryan Kopf, MD, primary care physician, talks about what to do when a sudden injury or illness strikes and where to seek same-day care. Read more

Tmj4 News - Sep 02
Primary care could help meet growing needs of cancer survivors
Primary care could help meet growing needs of cancer survivors

Thanks to new advances in cancer care, more and more people are surviving cancer, with a projected total of 22.5 million survivors by 2032. Read more

Medical News - Aug 13