Payment and the Future of Primary Care
Authors: Paul B. Ginsburg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Editorials4 February 2003Payment and the Future of Primary CarePaul B. Ginsburg, PhDPaul B. Ginsburg, PhDFrom Center for Studying Health System Change; Washington, DC 20024Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-3-200302040-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Primary care has been on a roller coaster. It was pushed to the forefront in the mid-1990s by managed care, and as a result its scope and authority increased (1). But the backlash against managed care and its transformation to a less restrictive model with less emphasis on primary care dealt a serious setback to primary care. It is most timely that Annals is publishing this supplement examining primary care's future (2).As an economist who has been systematically studying changes in the financing, organization, and delivery of health care, I believe that a key factor in the future of ...References1. St Peter RF, Reed MC, Kemper P, Blumenthal D. Changes in the scope of care provided by primary care physicians. N Engl J Med. 1999;341:1980-5. [PMID: 10607816] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Showstack JA, Anderson Rothman A, Hassmiller S. Primary care at a crossroads. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138:242-3. LinkGoogle Scholar3. Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program: A Data Book. Washington, DC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); 1998:131, 135. Google Scholar4. Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported in Part B News. 17 December 2001:3. Google Scholar5. Wassenarr JD, Thran SL. 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Sox, MD, EditorPrimary Care at a CrossroadsJonathan Showstack, PhD, MPH, Arlyss Anderson Rothman, PhD, MHS, FNP, and Susan Hassmiller, PhD, RN 4 February 2003Volume 138, Issue 3Page: 233-234KeywordsForecastingHealth careHealth services administration and managementMedicareMotivationPrimary carePrimary care physiciansResource based relative value scaleSurgeryVision ePublished: 4 February 2003 Issue Published: 4 February 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...