Toni Brayer: “The AMA has failed primary care and in some ways actively sabotaged it. Medicare (CMS) and Congress have driven the nail in the primary care coffin by underfunding and underpaying primary care for years. The federal government has abdicated responsibility for redesigning Medicare payment policies and these payment practices are carried into the private insurance market, further worsening the problem.”
Health care reform is "dead in the water" without primary care
Tagged as: Medicare, Primary Care, Public Health & Policy
More in Uncategorized
-
Most Popular
Past Week
-
Direct primary care in low-income markets
Dana Y. Lujan, MBA | Policy -
The Silicon Valley primary care doctor shortage
George F. Smith, MD | Physician -
Our relationship with medicine: a triumph
Joseph Shaw | Conditions -
Aging parents and Thanksgiving: a gentle check-in
Barbara Sparacino, MD | Conditions -
Physician legal rights: What to do when agents knock
Muhamad Aly Rifai, MD | Physician -
Trauma in high-functioning adults
Ronke Lawal | Conditions
-
Past 6 Months
-
Why you should get your Lp(a) tested
Monzur Morshed, MD and Kaysan Morshed | Conditions -
Rebuilding the backbone of health care [PODCAST]
The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast -
Direct primary care in low-income markets
Dana Y. Lujan, MBA | Policy -
The dismantling of public health infrastructure
Ronald L. Lindsay, MD | Physician -
The flaw in the ACA’s physician ownership ban
Luis Tumialán, MD | Policy -
Systematic neglect of mental health
Ronke Lawal | Tech
-
Recent Posts
-
Our relationship with medicine: a triumph
Joseph Shaw | Conditions -
Rediscovering the sacred power of the patient story [PODCAST]
American College of Physicians & The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast -
The human element in clinical trials
Dr. Bodhibrata Banerjee | Physician -
Is direct primary care sustainable in a downturn?
Dana Y. Lujan, MBA | Conditions -
The Silicon Valley primary care doctor shortage
George F. Smith, MD | Physician -
Transforming patient fear into understanding through clear communication [PODCAST]
The Podcast by KevinMD | Podcast
-
Subscribe to KevinMD and never miss a story!
Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.








![Rebuilding the backbone of health care [PODCAST]](https://kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/Design-3-190x100.jpg)

![Rediscovering the sacred power of the patient story [PODCAST]](https://kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/Design-2-190x100.jpg)