The Evolving Primary Care Physician

The primary care doctor is a rapidly evolving species — and in the future could become an endangered one. As the United States grapples with the dual challenges of making health care more widely available and reducing the national price tag, it's hard to say how primary care physicians will fit into the delivery models that emerge. Article examines the dual challenges of making health care more widely available and reducing the national price tag, and how primary care physicians will fit into the delivery models that emerge.  (Source: N Engl J Med 2012; 366:1849-1853)  [Read article]