During a virtual Capitol Hill briefing last week, three primary care practice leaders described being stressed to the breaking point financially because congressional funds have either not reached them or have been insufficient to allow them to pay their staffs. Some patients have even launched Go Fund Me campaigns to try to keep their physician practice’s doors open. The April 30 briefing was held by the Pacific Business Group on Health, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the Partnership for Physician-Led Care to focus on the impact on the pandemic on primary care practices and patient access and the potential long-term impact of the collapse of the primary care system.
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Source: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/policy-value-based-care/practice-management/article/21136571/is-covid19-an-extinctionlevel-event-for-primary-care