Healthcare DIVE September 23, 2020
Rebecca Pifer

Dive Brief:

  • The financial crisis facing primary care has mitigated somewhat, but doctors still need a lot of help, according to a new survey from the Larry A. Green Center and the Primary Care Collaborative.
  • The survey, conducted Sept. 4 through Sept. 8, found 35% of primary care physicians say revenue and income are still significantly lower than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, and losses are threatening insolvency both now and in the future. Another third of respondents say their financial situation has slowly been recovering, but overall the workforce is fragile and in trouble. About a fifth of practices have clinicians who have retired early or left their jobs as a direct result of COVID-19.
  • The primary...
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