Michael Richards, Penn News, Primary Care Access
Oct. 6, 2014
Karin Rhodes, USA Today, Primary Care Capacity
May. 13, 2014
New LDI-Led Study of Medicaid Access in Ten States
Apr. 10, 2014
42% of Primary Care Practices Not Offering Medicaid Appointments
Older Doctors Less Likely to Abandon Ineffective Therapies
Nov. 25, 2013
Research Cites 'Cognitive Inertia' and Tendency to Rely on Familiar Assumptions
Consumer Preferences Toward Non-Physician Providers
Oct. 3, 2013
Cross-posted on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Human Capital Blog
All too often, the debate about expanding the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) takes place in a vacuum, as though these practitioners do not already deliver significant amounts of primary care. But they do, and existing evidence indicates that quality of care and patient satisfaction are good as a result.
How Primary Care Practice Affects Medicaid Patients’ Use of Emergency Services
Jul. 28, 2005
This Issue Brief summarizes research that identifies primary care characteristics associated with ED use in a Medicaid managed care population. It suggests a strategy to simultaneously improve access to primary care and reduce costs of ED care.