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Viewpoint: Make more money, save U.S. healthcare
Medical Economics, 10/01/09
Scherger JE – Nearly 90 percent of the reasons a patient would seek healthcare fall under primary care, according to reports from the Institute of Medicine. Primary care is the foundation of any rational healthcare system, yet primary care physicians dwell at the bottom of the earnings ladder.
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