Better Primary Care: What Will It Take to Get the U.S. to Wake Up to the Need?

Originally broadcast on February 22, 2024.

U.S. spending on primary care fell again, to a mere 4.6% of total health care dollars spent. Primary Care Collaborative is the only national multi-stakeholder organization focused on whole-person primary care.

Primary Care Collaborative President & CEO Ann Greiner joins hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter to discuss better compensation and reimbursement for primary care clinicians and efforts to increase training, expanding access to community health centers, and opportunities for primary care to help as the country faces a mental health crisis.

What will it take to get the United States to wake up to the need for better primary care? Tune into this week’s conversation to learn more.

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