When Jessica Lopez moved to New Orleans from Honduras, she was concerned about finding a doctor for her various health goals. Through family recommendations, Lopez found a doctor at the St. Thomas ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When people experience a medical issue — whether that's a cut, sniffles, or pain — the question for some of us: Should I go to the doctor? While the answer doesn't always seem clear, ...

Care systems innovating primary models improve access and address physician shortages with virtual and patient-centered approaches nationwide.

Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

Walk into a primary care clinic today, and you'll notice a shift. Many patients are no longer arriving armed only with Google searches or an open mind. Increasingly, they come with structured, ...

Pediatricians are advised not to prescribe antibiotics for pharyngitis. To improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care, the National Physicians Alliance compiled the top five practices ...

From the pill containers on your nightstand to the kitchen calendar filled with your doctor appointments, there are plenty of telltale signs that health care becomes a larger presence in our lives as ...

Early lessons learned from California’s Equity and Practice Transformation program can provide a roadmap for other large-scale health improvement work, including states’ efforts to implement the Rural ...

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia launched a virtual primary care program in late 2024 to address one of healthcare’s biggest access challenges: a shortage of primary care appointments. Less than two ...

If we are serious about long-term health care cost control and outcomes, we must shift more resources to primary care.