What was a niche aspect of medical care just a few years ago has exploded to thousands of practices across the country. In direct primary care, medical providers don’t take insurance. Instead, their ...

When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in America without a primary care physician. MacDonald needed to find a new doctor right away.

The number of concierge and direct primary care practices are rapidly rising across the United States, highlighting a fundamental shift in how Americans are receiving primary medical care, a new study ...

An estimated 5.9 million Canadians remain without a regular family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary care team, a new report suggests — an improvement from the last survey in 2022, when 6.5 ...

Six primary care providers at a single Mass General Brigham practice are moving to rival Beth Israel Lahey Health in January, raising to at least 18 the total number of such defections from the ...

Massachusetts is experiencing a decline in primary care physicians, creating difficulties for residents seeking stable, long-term medical care. Factors contributing to the shortage include low ...

Physician departures from Medicare have increased, with primary care physicians experiencing the highest exit rates, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributing factors include ...

People increasingly read online reviews before choosing a doctor, with a rating below 3.7 out of 5 often considered a red flag. These reviews have stakes for physicians’ ability to serve patients, ...

Primary care physician compensation hit $300,000 last year as today’s doctors see heavier workloads due to a shortage of medical care providers, the American Medical Group Management Association says.

The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 population, while Idaho has the fewest specialist physicians and Nevada has the fewest primary care physicians per 100,000, KFF data found.