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Lucia Agajanian, a 25-year-old freelance film producer in Chicago, doesn’t have a specific primary care doctor, preferring the convenience of visiting a local clinic for flu shots or going online
More than 40% of the United States population did not have any primary care spending in 2019, a study in JAMA Internal Medicine found. This percentage was even higher for Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black and uninsured individuals, data show. According to Sandra L. Decker, PhD, and Samuel H. Zuvekas, PhD, both from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, previous primary care spending reports
Large health insurers and other companies are especially keen on doctors' groups that care for patients in private Medicare plans.
Big corporations such as CVS Health, Amazon and Optum are scooping up primary care practices to get access to vast numbers of patients while positioning themselves for the shift to value-based care, The New York Times reported May 8.
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