Home Research Research Library The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States The General Public Vastly Overestimates Primary Care Spending in the United States 2025 Author(s) Ma, Melissa, Etz, Rebecca S, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Grumbach, Kevin Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine This study assessed public perceptions of US primary care spending. An online survey was conducted using SurveyMonkey Audience (Symphony Technology Group), achieving a sample of 1,135 adult respondents reflective of the demographic distribution of the US adult population. Respondents’ mean estimate of the percentage of US health care spending funding primary care was 51.8% (SD 24.8, interquartile range [IQR] 40). Respondents’ mean estimate of the percentage of health care needs addressed by primary care was 58.7% (SD 22.2, IQR 28.5) These results reveal a tremendous disparity between current levels of primary care spending (4.7%) and public perceptions of primary care expenditure and value. ABFM Research Read all 1987 Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations Go to Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations 2019 Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? Go to Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 2019 How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study Go to How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study
Author(s) Ma, Melissa, Etz, Rebecca S, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Grumbach, Kevin Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 1987 Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations Go to Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations 2019 Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? Go to Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 2019 How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study Go to How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study
1987 Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations Go to Pilot study using ‘dangerous answers’ as scoring technique on certifying examinations
2019 Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense? Go to Declining Presence of Family Physicians in Hospital-Based Care: A Major Concern or Totally Makes Sense?
2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
2019 How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study Go to How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study
