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primary care provider
Coverage of primary care provider in the Nexus archive.
- Opinion: The primary care crisis paradox
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report shows primary care in America is succeeding, with nearly all Medicare beneficiaries having a primary care provider (PCP), over three-quarters seeing their PCP within two weeks, and rising compensation for PCPs. However, this data contradicts the common belief that increased investment in primary care is essential to solving the U.S. healthcare crisis.