AltWeeklies Wire
State of Emergency: The Disappearing Primary-care Doctornew

It's a not-uncommon story: someone goes to the doctor for a checkup or for a minor complaint, but while they are there, the doctor notices something else. If the number of primary-care physicians continues to drop, the situation could be different a decade from now.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
12-16-2009 |
Science
Empowering Your Physician Might be the Key to Health Care Reformnew

In this era of Health Maintenance Organizations, primary care physicians have often been scorned as gatekeepers. But many reform advocates now believe efficient, effective primary care is essential to reining in the nation's out-of-control health care spending.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-20-2009 |
Science