Corinne Lewis

Surveys / June 25, 2026 Findings from the 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey The London Bridge Walk-in GP Centre in London on April 10, 2024. Across 10 countries including the U.S., at least roughly one in five primary care physicians say a lot of the conditions they treat are due to inadequate preventive care — even in countries with universal health systems that cover these services.

Blog / March 3, 2026 A Rural Health Group clinic serves many patients in Stovall, N.C. There has been low participation in value-based payment among primary care practices, especially rural, small, and independent ones. Photo: Matt Ramey for the Washington Post via Getty Images A Rural Health Group clinic serves many patients in Stovall, N.C. There has been low participation in value-based payment among primary care practices, especially rural, small, and independent ones.

With hospital financing largely tailored to urban contexts, a growing number of rural hospitals are closing their doors, leaving many rural residents without a place to go for care. Since 2005, nearly 200 rural hospitals have completely or partially closed, and over 400 — more than 20 percent of rural hospitals — are at risk of closure. Even the hospitals that manage to stay open are cutting critical services to make ends meet.