Medical debt is now the top source of debt collections. As many as 35 percent of people say their debt causes them to avoid seeking healthcare. Here's what you can do.
How will you get basic healthcare with the growing shortage of primary care doctors in America? One way is getting to know and respect your local nurse practitioner.
It may be getting harder to find a primary care doctor in certain areas of America, but clinicians who aren’t physicians can deal with many everyday health problems.
U.S. employers are about to offer primary care and more mental health benefits to help their employees stay healthy. Here’s what you should know.
Many rural people live dangerously far from a hospital, and many rural hospitals are closing. Congress has acted to fill the gaps.
To keep up with the growing gap in primary healthcare in rural areas, medical schools have begun to emphasize rural training programs for their students. Learn more here.
Rural residents have coped with shortages of doctors. They may now have more trouble getting medication from their local pharmacy.
St. Luke’s Family Practice, a California nonprofit that specializes in direct primary care, fills a gap in healthcare services for the uninsured.
While growing evidence suggests that you may not need an annual physical exam if you are healthy, seeing a doctor every couple of years is still a good idea.
