The Center for Professionalism and Value

Family physicians are a cornerstone of rural health care, but they can’t do it alone. This recent study shows the importance of building strong workforce pipelines and sustainable health systems in rural areas.

Read the study in JAMA Surgery: bit.ly/4icbCNv

Primary care is one of our most effective tools for improving health & lowering costs, but it's being weakened by chronic underinvestment. A new perspective in @MilbankFund explores challenges facing primary care & the policies needed to strengthen it. bit.ly/46foop0

Adults aged 50+ with pre-existing disabilities experienced higher rates and earlier onset of some post-COVID conditions, including circulatory, endocrine, and neurological disorders. Findings underscore the role of primary care in long COVID follow-up. bit.ly/4zuDyUw

Sweden set a goal of 1 primary care physician per 1,100 residents and built a workforce strategy to achieve it. The U.S. proposed similar reforms in 2014 but never funded them. @commonwealthfnd @TheABFM

Read more: bit.ly/4xQla7g

Primary care is gaining clinicians but losing practice sites. New research published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine examines what growing consolidation could mean for access to care. Read the article: bit.ly/4fP1RVF