Workforce, technology and general lack of training, investment and research all are contributing to a primary care crisis in the United States. “The Health of US Primary Care: 2024 Scorecard Report – No One Can See You Now,” the second such summary of the state of American primary care, was published by The Milbank Memorial Fund, The Physicians Foundation, and the The Robert Graham Center of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Last year, the inaugural report highlighted “the systemic lack of support for primary care in the United States.” A year later, it’s not a surprise that physicians and patients see anecdotal evidence cropping up in headlines describing fewer doctors and long wait times. The 2024 report summarizes five reasons why “primary care is in crisis.”
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