This paper will address the current state of knowledge and address the future research agenda regarding policies affecting primary care at the federal, state, and local level. Of particular interest is the degree to which governmental and institutional policies may interfere or limit the extent to which primary care models of care can be established and made accessible to the population. Structural, economic, institutional, and cultural barriers to the successful development and implementation of primary care practice will be discussed. The role of the media as it relates to primary care and primary care policy will be explored. Policies that support primary care will also be described. The paper is being written with the intent to establish a future agenda for primary care by describing realistic future policy initiatives that could be undertaken to increase the degree to which primary care practice is made accessible to increasing proportions of the population.
Learning Objectives: At the end of the session, the attendee will be able to: 1. Understand the major effects of current federal, local, and state policies on the provision of primary care in the United States 2. Describe future policy initiatives that can be undertaken to increase the degree to which primary care practice is made accessible to the population of the U.S
Keywords: Primary Care,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.