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 2020 Rebuilding after COVID: Planning Systems of Care for the Future Go to Rebuilding after COVID: Planning Systems of Care for the Future 2020 Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 Go to Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 2024 What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care Go to What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care 2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce
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 2020 Rebuilding after COVID: Planning Systems of Care for the Future Go to Rebuilding after COVID: Planning Systems of Care for the Future 2020 Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 Go to Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 2024 What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care Go to What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care 2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce
2020 Rebuilding after COVID: Planning Systems of Care for the Future Go to Rebuilding after COVID: Planning Systems of Care for the Future
2020 Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016 Go to Primary Care Spending in the United States, 2002-2016
2024 What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care Go to What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care
2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce
