Michael Richards, Penn News, Primary Care Access
Karin Rhodes, USA Today, Primary Care Capacity
New LDI-Led Study of Medicaid Access in Ten States
Older Doctors Less Likely to Abandon Ineffective Therapies
Consumer Preferences Toward Non-Physician Providers
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
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.