Workforce Development

Primary care is at the heart of the patient centered medical home (PCMH).  Yet in our nation, primary care is fast losing ground as the preferred field of practice.  Payment mechanisms that devalue time spent with patients and the attraction of better-paying specialty or subspecialty practice in our nation combine to reduce the ranks of primary care providers.  Primary care physicians earn half or a third of the income of many of their specialist counterparts. Between 1995 and 2003, they experienced an income drop of more than 10 percent. As a result, medical school graduates abandon primary care at an alarming rate. The PCPCC is working to reverse this trend as a convener and educator through legislative initiatives and by advancement of the PCMH concept in the marketplace. 

Other Resources

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Katherine Morgan: Rise in Students Seeking Family-Medicine Residencies - 03.18.10

Chad Boult: Evidence of Cost Effectiveness - 10.22.09

Rebecca M. Malouin: Evaluation of PCMH Demonstrations - 10.22.09

Bruce Sherman: Value Based Insurance Design and PCMH - 10.22.09