The number of concierge and direct primary care practices are rapidly rising across the United States, highlighting a ...

The United States faces a serious shortage of primary care physicians for many reasons, but one, in particular, is inescapable: compensation. Substantial disparities between what primary care ...

Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads due to a shortage of medical care providers, the American Medical Group Management Association says.

So, you’ve just moved locations. And one of the primary things that you are looking for now is a new primary care physician. How then do you find the medical professional who’s supposed to serve that ...

As healthcare costs and doctor shortages continue to frustrate patients across Florida, an increasingly discussed model ...

Just as I finally found a primary care doctor I liked and settled into an annual checkup routine, I was shocked to receive a letter announcing that she was retiring this fall. So here we go again: ...

It's not that unusual for a 20-something to text Mom from the doctor's office for help answering a health question.

Primary care providers (PCPs) play a central role in your overall health and wellness. They are the central hub of your health care, monitoring preventive care, managing chronic conditions, and ...

Faced with increasing operational costs, primary care physicians are repurposing or turning to health networks.

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 ...

The shortage has been fueled by a perfect storm of factors — unattractive pay for primary care doctors, low Medicaid reimbursement rates, huge student loans and burnout. As the number of primary care ...