There are benefits to having a primary care physician or a usual source of care. Adults with a primary care physician have higher rates of preventive care, have improved communication with their care ...

Regular access to primary care is key to health and well-being, even for physicians. In 2022, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory defining physician burnout as an urgent public health issue. 1 ...

As you get older and your health needs evolve, your care will likely have more moving parts—from appointments and medications to screenings and specialists. That’s when one doctor-patient relationship ...

A new analysis of fee-for-service Medicare claims shows a sharper rise in primary care physicians leaving the federal health program than in specialists, raising concerns about older adults’ access to ...