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 2025 Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence Go to Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence 2020 The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures Go to The Impact of Social and Clinical Complexity on Diabetes Control Measures 2025 Methods for measuring comprehensiveness in primary care: a narrative review Go to Methods for measuring comprehensiveness in primary care: a narrative review 2022 Relationship Between Physician Burnout And The Quality And Cost Of Care For Medicare Beneficiaries Is Complex Go to Relationship Between Physician Burnout And The Quality And Cost Of Care For Medicare Beneficiaries Is Complex
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