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Home Research Research Library Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 2020 Author(s) Martin, Sara, Phillips, Robert L, Petterson, Stephen M, Levin, Zachary, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Cost Of Care Volume JAMA Internal Medicine Source JAMA Internal Medicine Insufficient investment in primary care is one reason that the US health care system continues to underperform relative to the health systems in other high-income countries.1 States and countries with greater access to primary care clinicians and more robust primary care services have better outcomes and lower costs.2,3 For this reason, Rhode Island and Oregon have mandated measurement and targeting of primary care expenditures, and other states are considering related legislation.2,4,5 Despite consistent evidence of cost savings, variations in definitions of primary care make comparisons of spending difficult, both in the US and other countries. We used national US health care survey data to assess primary care expenditures relative to other sources of health care spending. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States 2020 Using Machine Learning to Predict Primary Care and Advance Workforce Research Go to Using Machine Learning to Predict Primary Care and Advance Workforce Research 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care 2016 Accelerating Momentum Toward Improved Health for Patients and Populations: Family Medicine as a Disruptive Innovation-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Accelerating Momentum Toward Improved Health for Patients and Populations: Family Medicine as a Disruptive Innovation-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference
Author(s) Martin, Sara, Phillips, Robert L, Petterson, Stephen M, Levin, Zachary, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Cost Of Care Volume JAMA Internal Medicine Source JAMA Internal Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States 2020 Using Machine Learning to Predict Primary Care and Advance Workforce Research Go to Using Machine Learning to Predict Primary Care and Advance Workforce Research 1990 Residency training for rural primary care Go to Residency training for rural primary care 2016 Accelerating Momentum Toward Improved Health for Patients and Populations: Family Medicine as a Disruptive Innovation-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Accelerating Momentum Toward Improved Health for Patients and Populations: Family Medicine as a Disruptive Innovation-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference
2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States
2020 Using Machine Learning to Predict Primary Care and Advance Workforce Research Go to Using Machine Learning to Predict Primary Care and Advance Workforce Research
2016 Accelerating Momentum Toward Improved Health for Patients and Populations: Family Medicine as a Disruptive Innovation-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Accelerating Momentum Toward Improved Health for Patients and Populations: Family Medicine as a Disruptive Innovation-A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference
