News|Articles|August 31, 2026

Primary care cuts the financial and human cost of chronic disease. So why isn’t the nation investing in it?

Fact checked by: Keith A. Reynolds, AC Baltz

Despite major problems across U.S. health care, evidence shows what primary care is getting right.

Investing in primary care is one of the best ways national leaders could Make America Healthy Again, according to an annual analysis of the state of the specialty.

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