Maryal Concepcion, MD, FAAFP, the owner and CEO of Big Trees MD, shares her experience with direct primary care.
Austin Littrell
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Austin Littrell is assistant editor of Medical Economics.
Articles by Austin Littrell
Three-quarters of voters oppose HHS revoking FDA approval of the polio and other vaccines—14% support revoking approval.
Sen. Cassidy, a physician and HELP Committee chairman, was "struggling" with RFK Jr.’s nomination at the conclusion of Thursday’s confirmation hearing.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee pressed Kennedy on past comments regarding vaccine safety, Medicare knowledge and drug pricing as confirmation vote looms.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for HHS secretary, clashed with senators over his views on vaccines, abortion access and health care finances in his first confirmation hearing.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to face senate confirmation hearing to become secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
A study published in The Annals of Family Medicine has highlighted the potential of flexible, practice-centered interventions to advance behavioral health integration in primary care settings.
401 primary care physicians share their grievances with the state of health care in the 2025 Physician Health Survey from MDVIP and Ipsos.
A recent study determined that most primary care physicians felt underprepared and lacked confidence in their ability to provide clinical genetic services to patients.
According to new AAMC data, the 2024-2025 academic year has seen the fewest medical school applicants in seven years, among other findings.
Only 3% and 7% of primary care practices’ EHRs, respectively, were able to report widely recommended quality measures required for alcohol-related prevention and treatment.
A Mass General Brigham study suggests that LLMs could be used to aid clinicians during physical exams.
These pitfalls, common in medical practices, stand in the way of AI-enhanced patient care.
2024 saw the fewest number of medical school applicants in seven years, more female applicants than male and a decline in underrepresented matriculants, according to AAMC data.
This year’s scholars will focus their research on “what works” in real-world approaches to Long COVID and Type 2 Diabetes.
A market analysis report from Grand View Research projects the AI diagnostics market size to grow at a CAGR of 24.60% through 2030.
Just 25% of patients who self-monitor their heart health discuss the data with their doctors.
Most Americans believe that AI will improve health care outcomes, reduce costs, in the next 10 years
More than half of U.S. adults say AI will improve health outcomes and reduce costs, and three-quarters believe AI should play a role in health care education, survey says.
A new survey shows 11% of patients do not plan to get vaccinated, 54% are concerned about vaccine access—but 89% trust health care providers for vaccine information.
The potential CMS model would set a $2 copayment for common generic drugs in an effort to improve medication adherence.
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