Oak Street Health employs about 600 “primary care providers and has 169 medical centers across 21 states,” the companies said in February. By 2026, CVS said Oak Street Health “will have more ...

High-quality primary care is the foundation of a high-functioning health care system. It ensures patients have access to essential services, prevents emergency department visits and hospital ...

Strengthening health systems, especially primary care services, has not been a priority, and projects focused on health systems have received approximately 6 percent of the total commitments ($560 ...

HCSC, the country's largest customer-owned health insurer, will begin offering the virtual care service to some midsize and large employer groups in Illinois and Texas starting Jan. 1, 2023.

It’s a software program that analyzes images of your eye to detect mild diabetic retinopathy. As a screening tool, IDx-DR tells your primary care eye doctor whether to refer you to an ...

Re-centering primary care At first glance, the American health care system seems to have little in common with its Italian counterpart. Italy’s national health system pays for most medical care ...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips is a CNN medical analyst. She is the chief clinical officer of Providence, a health system with 51 hospitals in the western US. The opinions expressed ...

U.S. adults who regularly see a primary care physician have 33% lower health care costs and 19% lower odds of dying prematurely than those who see only a specialist. The U.S. could save $67 ...

Your primary care physician is your go-to resource for your healthcare needs. That's why it's so important to find a doctor you like and trust. But how do you go about finding such an important ...

Additionally, your primary care provider is often aware of factors in your community that may affect your health. For, instance they’re kept up to date on illnesses that are sweeping through ...