Eugene Rich

Issue: Primary care physicians (PCPs) provide services that address a wide range of patient needs and conditions. As a result, PCPs have substantial care management responsibilities and face greater administrative burden — like prior authorization requests and quality measure reporting requirements — than specialists do. These tasks distract PCPs from patient care, contribute to demoralization and burnout, and exacerbates the PCP workforce shortage.

For Primary Care Practitioners, a Move to Value-Based Payment Is Easier Said than Done Despite the overwhelming evidence of its benefits, primary care in the United States is chronically underfunded. Decades of research have documented the benefits of robust primary care in a well-organized health care system that maximizes patient and population health, efficiency, and equity.

Issue Briefs / July 17, 2024 Although numerous value-based payment models for primary care have been tested, most primary care practitioners do not participate in them To encourage participation, practitioners say upfront payments, investment in the primary care workforce, and less emphasis on simplistic quality measures are needed, as well as more support for practices to provide accessible, comprehensive care Although numerous value-based payment models for primary care have been tested,...