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3rd April 2024
US lags other nations in access to primary care, coordination with specialists: Commonwealth Fund
The U.S. trails other developed countries in many aspects of its primary care model, particularly in access to and continuity of care, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
Only 52% of primary care providers in the U.S., for example, had arrangements for after-hours care, the fourth-lowest total among 10 nations. France, by contrast, had a 91% figure when it came to such arrangements.
The situation is worse when it comes to forming a long-standing relationship with a primary care pr...