WakeMed Primary Care physicians would remain in-network as they have a separate contract with Cigna. Kristin Kelly, spokesperson for WakeMed, ...

WakeMed and Cigna signed a new, two-year contract Friday. ... 210 PET Imaging, and specialty care physicians. WakeMed Primary Care providers remain in-network under a separate contract. ...

Increasing access to primary care in the face of a growing primary care physician shortage is a challenge, but it is crucial in improving health outcomes and equity, ...

A 20- to 29-minute-visit billing code is commonly used in primary care, reflecting not just the time spent, but also the complexity of the condition or diagnosis, said Yalda Jabbarpour, a family ...

A 20- to 29-minute-visit billing code is commonly used in primary care, reflecting not just the time spent, but also the complexity of the condition or diagnosis, said Yalda Jabbarpour, a family ...

Primary care demand on the rise. Overall, demand for primary care is up, spurred partly by record enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans. All those new patients, combined with the low supply of ...

A third of Americans don't have a primary care provider, report finds With more than 100 million Americans without a primary care doctor, community health centers can help fill the gap.

There is a hidden health care crisis in America. Too few U.S. medical school students are choosing to go into primary care, and the current primary care physician workforce is not growing fast ...

Why you can’t get in to see your primary care doctor. ‘It’s almost frightening.’ A wave of retirements, growing patient demand, and changing patterns of well visits are behind the crunch.

In 2020, 3.6 percent of primary care physicians left the profession — higher than the national rate of 3.3 percent. And one third of primary care doctors were over the age of 60 that year, a ...