Whether it’s due to a recent move or an insurance change, the reality is that plenty of us have gone without having a consistent primary care physician at some point in our lives. The problem with ...

At the beginning of this year, I received an email from my doctor, who informed me her practice would be switching to a membership model. “I have found myself at a crossroads—to either continue ...

Staying healthy is more than just going to the doctor when you’re sick. It’s about having a health care team that not only addresses your concerns and illnesses but also takes a proactive approach to ...

Direct primary care is yet another in a long line of ideas to help reinvigorate primary care for both doctors and patients. Some view it as a panacea, others as snake oil. I’m not sure what it is, but ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Are there really too few primary care physicians? And if so, what ...

What’s your plan for primary care? How can customer service ensure a memorable patient experience? Where can you find health services you need closer to home? Lee Health leaders hope the South Lee ...

Difficulty scheduling an urgent or time-sensitive appointment is now the most common gripe my patients sound off about to my primary care colleagues and me. Our practice is not the exception — it has ...

There are many types of physicians and care providers at University of Utah Health, but the doctor that every patient should have is a primary care provider (PCP). A primary care provider could be: a ...

When Americans feel sick, they often face a choice: Try to make a doctor's appointment − and potentially wait days or weeks − or head to the closest urgent care or retail clinic to see a provider ...

Dr. Yurkiewicz is a primary care physician and oncologist on the faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the author of the new book, Fragmented: A Doctor’s Quest to Piece Together ...

Elisabeth Rosenthal is senior contributing editor at KFF Health News and author of “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.” I’ve been receiving an ...

BOSTON — Primary care physicians and the state Senate’s health care point person are questioning a proposed partnership between Mass General Brigham and CVS that the two companies say will address ...