Concierge medicine, where patients pay often hefty annual fees, is booming. It’s a sign of what’s broken in health care.
Across rural America, a growing shortage of primary care physicians is reshaping how patients receive care. Rural areas have ...
When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a ...
On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An ...
A new report calculated just how big a difference primary care access can make: If you’re an adult with a chronic disease, having a go-to primary care doctor cuts your health care costs in half, ...
Primary care providers (PCPs) play a central role in your overall health and wellness. They are the central hub of your health care, monitoring preventive care, managing chronic conditions, and ...
NORFOLK, Va. — If you're having trouble finding a doctor, you're not alone. There's a shortage of primary care doctors in Hampton Roads and across the country and the problem is growing. Wednesday ...
If you’ve recently tried to find a new primary care doctor (spoiler: it isn’t easy), the fact that primary care is in crisis is no surprise. Data released Thursday by the Center for Health Information ...