Primary Care is a critical function and it has been neutralized by the specialty community to get the patients directly there, and by the health plan community to make sure that the total spend is as much as possible because they're making money on it. And by the health systems who are trying to drive up every, who see every patient as a mine of potential financial opportunity.
Listen to the full episode about the RUC and it's influence on primary care and healthcare in general here:
https://youtu.be/I6izwgYMMC8
You can also read the full article with show notes and links:
https://cc-lnk.com/EP436