Greater investment in primary care is associated with lower costs, higher patient satisfaction, fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits, and lower mortality. Despite current high levels of healthcare spending in the United States, the proportion spent on primary care is insufficient. A shift in resources to support greater access to comprehensive, coordinated primary care is imperative to achieving a stronger, higher-performing healthcare system.
Underinvestment in primary care gives rise to patient access and workforce issues. A significant financial incentive for physicians and other clinicians to choose other areas of specialty undermines primary care.
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Bending the Curve: Person-Centered Health Care Reform:A framework for improving care and slowing health care cost growth | April 2013 | The Brookings Institution | |
A NEW VISION FOR CALIFORNIA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Integrated Care with Aligned Financial Incentives | February 2013 | A NEW VISION FOR CALIFORNIA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: Integrated Care with Aligned Financial Incentives | |
Beyond Capitation: How New Payment Experiments Seek To Find The ‘Sweet Spot’ In Amount Of Risk Providers And Payers Bear | September 2012 | Health Affairs | |
Aligning Incentives & Systems:Promoting Synergy Between Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) and the Medical Home | January 2010 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative |