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How the Affordable Care Act will strengthen primary care and benefit patients, providers, and payers.
Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2011 Jan; 1:1-28.IB

Abstract

Although primary care is fundamental to health system performance, the United States has undervalued and underinvested in primary care for decades. This brief describes how the Affordable Care Act will begin to address the neglect of America's primary care system and, wherever possible, estimates the potential impact these efforts will have on patients, providers, and payers. The health reform law includes numerous provisions for improving primary care: temporary increases in Medicare and Medicaid payments to primary care providers; support for innovation in the delivery of care, with an emphasis on achieving better health outcomes and patient care experiences; enhanced support of primary care providers; and investment in the continued development of the primary care workforce.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Abrams M
Patient-Centered Coordinated Care, The Commonwealth Fund. mka@cmwf.org
Nuzum R
No affiliation info available
Mika S
No affiliation info available
Lawlor G
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Health Care ReformHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInsurance, HealthInsurance, Health, ReimbursementMedicaidMedicarePatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient-Centered CarePhysicians, FamilyPreventive Health ServicesPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareState GovernmentUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

21261124

Citation

Abrams, Melinda, et al. "How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers." Issue Brief (Commonwealth Fund), vol. 1, 2011, pp. 1-28.
Abrams M, Nuzum R, Mika S, et al. How the Affordable Care Act will strengthen primary care and benefit patients, providers, and payers. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2011;1:1-28.
Abrams, M., Nuzum, R., Mika, S., & Lawlor, G. (2011). How the Affordable Care Act will strengthen primary care and benefit patients, providers, and payers. Issue Brief (Commonwealth Fund), 1, 1-28.
Abrams M, et al. How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 2011;1:1-28. PubMed PMID: 21261124.
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