Evidence of the health‐promoting influence of primary care has been accumulating ever
since researchers have been able to distinguish primary care from other aspects of the …

Compared to their urban counterparts, rural and remote inhabitants experience lower life
expectancy and poorer health status. Nowhere is the worldwide shortage of health …

The US health care system is in crisis. At stake are the quality of care for millions of
Americans and the financial well-being of individuals and employers squeezed by …

Minorities have, in general, equal or better mental health than white Americans, yet they
suffer from disparities in mental health care. This paper reviews the evidence for mental …

The US chronic illness burden is increasing and is felt more strongly in minority and low-
income populations: in 2005, 133 million Americans had at least one chronic condition …

Background: Although there is broad policy consensus that both cost containment and
quality improvement are critical, the association between costs and quality is poorly …

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is four things: 1) the fundamental tenets of
primary care: first contact access, comprehensiveness, integration/coordination, and …

Background Specialty societies in the United States identified low-value tests and
procedures that contribute to waste and poor health care quality via implementation of the …

Integrative medicine has emerged as a potential solution to the American healthcare crisis. It
provides care that is patient centered, healing oriented, emphasizes the therapeutic …

Despite contentious debate over the new national health care reform law, there is an
emerging consensus that strengthening primary care will improve health outcomes and …