Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on Delivery System Changes
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Visualizing Health Policy: Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA
News ReleaseBased on a survey of primary care clinicians in early 2015, this Visualizing Health Policy infographic examines the experiences and attitudes of primary care practitioners (PCPs) after the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) major coverage provisions took effect in January 2014. Although most report no change in their ability to provide quality care, their opinions about the health care law are sharply divided along political party lines. Generally, primary care physicians have a more negative view…
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Visualizing Health Policy: Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA
Other PostThis infographic features the experiences and attitudes of primary care practitioners (PCPs) after the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) coverage provisions took effect in early 2014.
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Experiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA
FeatureExperiences and Attitudes of Primary Care Practitioners After the ACA – JAMA 111715 Download View JAMA Infographic
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Primary Care Physicians Accepting Medicare: A Snapshot
Issue BriefThis Data Note presents findings on reported acceptance of Medicare patients among non-pediatric primary care physicians, based on data from the Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers. In addition to comparing physicians’ acceptance of Medicare to private insurance and Medicaid, this Data Note also explores the characteristics of non-pediatric primary care physicians who accept new Medicare patients and who have greater shares of Medicare patients in their caseloads.
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How Primary-Care Physicians Are Handling the Influx of Newly Insured
News ReleaseIn his column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Kaiser’s President Drew Altman is joined by The Commonwealth Fund's President David Blumenthal to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion on the primary care delivery system. Their analysis is based on the Kaiser-Commonwealth National Survey of Primary Care Providers. All previous columns by Drew Altman are available online.
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How Primary-Care Physicians Are Handling the Influx of Newly Insured
From Drew AltmanIn this column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Kaiser’s President Drew Altman is joined by The Commonwealth Fund's President David Blumenthal to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion on the primary care delivery system.
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Survey Finds Many Primary Care Physicians Have Negative Views of the Use of Quality Metrics and Penalties for Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions
News ReleasePrimary Care Providers View Health IT as Improving Quality, But Tilt Negatively on ACOs Half of the nation's primary care physicians view the increased use of quality-of-care metrics and financial penalties for unnecessary hospitalizations as potentially troubling for patient care, according to a new survey from The Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Fifty percent of primary care physicians say the increased use of quality metrics to assess provider performance is having a negative…
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Primary Care Providers’ Views Of Recent Trends In Health Care Delivery And Payment
Poll FindingA new survey from The Commonwealth Fund and The Kaiser Family Foundation asked primary care providers—physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants—about their experiences with and reactions to recent changes in health care delivery and payment. Providers’ views are generally positive regarding the impact of health information technology on quality of care, but they are more divided on the increased use of medical homes and accountable care organizations. Overall, providers are more negative about the increased…
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Kaiser–Commonwealth Fund Survey: Most Primary Care Providers Report Seeing More Medicaid or Newly Insured Patients Since January 2014, But Little Change in Ability to Provide Quality Care
News ReleaseAs with the Public, Physicians' Views on Affordable Care Act Split Along Party Lines The first in a series of reports on a comprehensive new survey finds most primary care doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants report an increase in Medicaid or newly insured patients since the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) major coverage provisions took effect, yet little change in their ability to provide high-quality care. Overall, 59 percent of physicians and 64 percent of…