Glen Stream, MD, FAAFP, MBI

To truly improve patient care and reduce costs, primary care is the best buy in healthcare. Here’s why.

This year, Washington, D.C., was once again the epicenter of the debate about the future of healthcare in America.

When it comes to promoting investment in primary care, Oregon might very well be the country’s current champion innovator.

A recent survey by Morning Consult showed that across the country, in both red and blue states, the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that a health system based on a foundation of primary care produces healthier patients, higher quality healthcare and lower costs.

The technology is hurting the one group it's supposed to help-doctors.

In America, there is an incontrovertible truth: the richer you are, the healthier you are likely to be.

Today, insurance mostly dictates the way we pay for healthcare-from basic primary care to hospital stays and treatment for cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

Today, insurance mostly dictates the way we pay for healthcare-from basic primary care to hospital stays and treatment for cancer and other catastrophic illnesses.

America is facing an epidemic of chronic illness.

It certainly doesn’t sound like a radical notion, but the idea of putting patients first is creating something of a revolution in healthcare that is lowering costs while delivering high-quality care to millions of Americans.

House calls may be making a comeback as a way to cut costs and provide better quality care for the elderly and chronically ill.

When it comes to nutrition, Americans in droves are ignoring the advice to eat more fruits and vegetables. Instead, we’re eating donuts. Lots of donuts.

As a primary care physician, my responsibility to my patients goes beyond just caring for their physical well-being. My obligation-professional and ethical-is to treat the whole person and that means attending to their mental health as well.