My primary focus has been on the people I care for - and the impact of this crisis on their lives has been sobering. I am dealing with medical and social needs I cannot assist with as resources are not available. The safety nets are largely broken. And yet, we are now hearing that the long-term and follow-up care for seriously ill COVID patients - after the inpatient stay - will be the responsibility of primary care practices. Where will those resources - and that training - come from when health systems are furloughing staff and cutting expenses? (Michigan)
[Many patients] live in small apartments with large families and everyone is getting sick. Even though I recommend they stay home, they go out once they feel better as they need to work. (Washington, D.C.)
We remain isolated from the rest of the state, in the northern part of New Hampshire. We are not part of the state that the officials consider when planning or a surge or included in distribution of resources such as PPE, field hospitals, personnel, or testing supplies. We feel alone. (New Hampshire)
State resources have gone to the larger entities. Small practices are left on our own to find PPE and develop policies. (Alaska)
PEDIATRICIANS have been SHAFTED. We did not get any Medicare /HHS grants ...most of us have still not got PPP/EIDL and I have to figure out how to pay for my vaccine costs ..I have high Medicaid and am rural. (Michigan)
Who else but rural care is caring for our farmers and farm communities who rely on us? We are 50 miles from any large hospital system. We have COVID 19 cases in our county an all surrounding counties and people are scared. I suspect my clinic and many others like it will have to close after this crisis is past and then what will happen to rural America? (Illinois)
Telemedicine reimbursement MUST have parity with office reimbursement. I don’t want schmaltzy commercials thanking me for being a frontline hero. I want the tools to do my job- PPE, testing, tracing AND compensation. (California)
Primary care is still charged with taking care of its patients, even without office visits - and yet since we're paid based on office visits, revenue decreases while still taking care of patients over MyChart and telephone. We need more of a capitated payment plan to account for the work that PCP's do that is not face-to-face, and robust reimbursement for this work. (Wisconsin)
Access to affordable mental health care is more important now than ever. Something must be done to fund professional counseling services for people who have no financial resources to pay for it. (Texas)
I am seeing significant impact on mental and emotional health. For example, people dying in a nursing home alone without their family there. The same with births. Humans are social and need to be together during life transitions. These moments are causing anxiety, immense regret, and depression. We are seeing an increase in request for medications because of this. (Arizona)We are not talking enough about the mental and emotional impact of this pandemic. (Oregon)
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