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August 11, 2021
According to new data published June 11 by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), the United States could see an estimated shortage of between 37,800 and 124,000 physicians by 2034, including shortfalls in both primary...
August 10, 2021 | Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
CHICAGO, August, 10 2021 – Large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans believe nurses and health care aides are underpaid, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated...
August 10, 2021 | CVS Health
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Aetna, a CVS Health company (CVS is a PCC Executive Member), announced an innovative healthcare solution, Aetna Virtual Primary Care, that reimagines the primary care experience and makes it easier for people to get the...
August 10, 2021 | Bipartisan Policy Center
Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) experience greater barriers to accessing mental health and substance use services than their white counterparts, and the COVID-19 pandemic has not only made disparities more evident, but also...
August 10, 2021 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
DETROIT, Aug. 10, 2021 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan today announced the acquisition of a Royal Oak, Mich.-based management services organization that partners with doctors on their operations and business functions, giving...
August 9, 2021 | Modern Healthcare
Nurse practitioners were the most recruited providers among physicians and advanced practitioners, according to a new report by search firm Merritt Hawkins.
This marks the first time in the report's 27-year history that physicians did not...
August 9, 2021
Following the United Nations' warning of an intensifying climate emergency in the coming decades, health experts have demanded government and industry action that will prepare medical systems for natural disasters, as well as slashing...
August 9, 2021 | Physicians Advocacy Institute
Nearly 70% of U.S. physicians are now employed by hospital systems and corporate entities like private equity firms and health insurers, according to new data by Avalere for the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) examining the period...
August 7, 2021
The days of the stalwart solo physician, hanging out a shingle and seeing patients as he or she sees fit, are rapidly drawing to a close. Consulting firm Avalere Health reports that almost 70% of physicians in the United States now work as...
August 5, 2021 | Primary Care Collaborative
Check back regularly for the latest survey results and updates.
The Primary Care Collaborative is partnering with the Larry A. Green Center and 3rd Conversation to field regular surveys of primary care clinicians and occasional surveys of...
August 5, 2021 | Better Medicare Alliance
Recommendations include stronger CMS standards on SDOH data collection, greater transparency on supplemental benefit offerings within Medicare Plan Finder, and modifications to Star Ratings and risk adjustment to account for social risk...
August 3, 2021 | MedPage Today
Medicine is hard enough. When you are a Black woman in medicine, hard becomes nearly impossible.
July 30, 2021 | PCPCC Press Release
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2021—As the country experiences COVID surges again and struggles to reach the Biden administration’s vaccination goals, new data released today by the Larry A. Green Center, in collaboration with PCC and 3rd...
July 30, 2021
At press time, the House of Representatives appears poised to pass H.R. 4502, the Fiscal Year 2022 Labor/HHS Appropriations bill. Report language accompanying the bill would direct $5 million, sought by the PCC, to the Center for Primary...
July 30, 2021
As debate over big-ticket infrastructure and budget reconciliation bills unfolds, the Senate Finance and House Energy and Commerce Committees are charting more bipartisan paths on behavioral health, social determinants of health, and...
July 30, 2021
On July 13, CMS released its annual Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.
Among other provisions, CMS proposes to:
Update reimbursement for Medicare Part B fee schedule services
Maintain certain telehealth services on...
July 29, 2021
This is a republished article from the July 2021 issue of the Executive Member Update, the monthly e-newsletter for PCC Executive Members. Each issue of the newsletter features a short profile of an individual who works in primary care or...
July 29, 2021 | MedPage Today
Physician assistants (PAs) reported high job satisfaction in 2020, despite much of the year being marked by the pandemic, and the field continues to grow. That's according to the annual Statistical Profile of Certified PAs, released this...
July 27, 2021 | Primary Care Collaborative
Check back regularly for the latest survey results and updates.
For data from the previous clinician survey, see Round 28 Results.
The Primary Care Collaborative is partnering with the Larry A. Green Center to regularly survey primary...
July 27, 2021
Maine has been a leader in the nation over the past four months, from March through June 2021, in terms of the proportion of its population that has been fully vaccinated. This accomplishment is in spite of several major demographic and...
