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Accessing primary care providers has become increasingly difficult for people across the state, but a proposed bill could change that.

Legislation also envisions a newly created board developing an opt-in primary care prospective payment model

One aspect of the current broken system is the incorrect assumption by payers, including Medicare, that the people they cover have timely access to primary care.

Massachusetts ranks third nationwide, with 11% of those kids getting at least one dose, according to The Boston Globe Washington D.C. took the top spot, with...

The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, is launching the Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge. The national challenge aims to improve health outcomes by increasing the link between primary care and community supports that address the social determinants of health and health inequities.

Some patients looking to reschedule annual physicals, wellness visits or other routine medical appointments long delayed by COVID-19 first may need to make time to find a new doctor.

You might need to find new doctor Practices have closed, changed procedures during the pandemic By Genaro C. Armas, American Heart Association News Published: March 16, 2021, 6:03am Share: Some patients looking to reschedule annual physicals, wellness visits or other routine medical appointments long delayed by COVID-19 first may need to make time to find a new doctor. Thousands of practices have closed because of the pandemic, a recent survey shows, with thousands more planning ...

Listen • 4:59 For people having trouble navigating COVID-19 vaccine appointment systems when it’s their turn, it might be easier if they could go through their primary care doctor. But so far, doctors have been largely left behind as states focus on mass vaccine rollouts through stadiums and pharmacies. Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with Dr. Wayne Altman of Tufts University of Medicine about why doctors should be centered in distribution plans. Here & Now wants to ...

But the largely first-come first-serve system, which heavily relies on someone’s ability to sign up for the vaccine by navigating a complicated website or driving to where doses are available, is reinforcing many of the country’s inequities. In many cities, individuals from wealthier, largely white neighborhoods, are taking up more than their representative share of the limited supply of the vaccine. Image “Chasing the vaccine has been almost a full-time job,” said Dr. Katelin Haley, a...