Medical Associations Also Receive Funding to Catalyze Systems-Change in Physician Practices BOSTON, April 20, 2023 –The Physicians Foundation launched Let’s Take 5 to Address Drivers of Health, a new campaign to support physicians in addressing their patients’ drivers of health...

Underinvestment, Workforce Shortages, and Lack of Research Funding Threaten the Future of America’s Primary Care February 22, 2023 — The first national primary care scorecard, co-funded by the Milbank Memorial Fund and The Physicians Foundation, finds a chronic lack of...

The Physicians Foundation’s New Survey Unveils Disconnect Between What Physicians Want and What the Support System Around Them Provides BOSTON, September 15, 2022 – In recognition of National Physician Suicide Awareness Day (September 17, 2022), The Physicians Foundation, Dr. Lorna...

First-ever SDOH measures enacted by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services New grant program launches for state and county medical associations to address patients’ SDOH Fellow announced to advance physician-led SDOH programs BOSTON, August 9, 2022 – Today, The Physicians...

Survey Also Finds Six in 10 Physicians Often Feel Burnt Out When Trying to Address Their Patients’ SDOH The Physicians Foundation today released part one of three of its 2022 Survey of America’s Physicians, which examines the current impact of...

Bi-Partisan Legislation is Signed by President Biden into Law Gary Price, MD, president of The Physicians Foundation, today issued this statement: “The Physicians Foundation celebrates the official signage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act into law,...

Bi-partisan Legislation Passed Through Congress Now Awaits President Biden’s Signature Gary Price, MD, president of The Physicians Foundation, today issued this statement: “The Physicians Foundation celebrates the official passage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act in...

Fellowship Program empowers physicians to lead programs that advance the delivery of high-quality, cost-efficient health care to all patients The Physicians Foundation today opened a Call for Applicants for its Fellowship Program, which advances physicians’ leadership skills to strengthen the...

Despite evidence that primary care improves the health of populations and reduces health inequities, primary care in the United States is in a vulnerable position, according to an April 2021 report from National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Committee...