Researchers Say Access To Primary Care Doesn’t Always Guarantee Better Health
Topics: Delivery of Care, Public Health, Quality
Sep 09, 2010
Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau reports on a new findings by Dartmouth researchers. "A study released Thursday challenges two widely-held assumptions about medical care: that people who see a primary care physician will end up healthier than those who don't, and that having more primary care doctors in an area guarantees better access for patients" (Rau, 9/9).
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