The primary care provider shortage is a national problem, and it’s particularly acute in Massachusetts. Some medical groups, ...

If you have a sore throat, a weird ache, or feel a UTI coming on, who are you going to call? Your primary care physician (PCP), of course! (No, not your best friend, although she might be a close ...

There are many types of physicians and care providers at University of Utah Health, but the doctor that every patient should have is a primary care provider (PCP). A primary care provider could be: a ...

By Jim Miller, Columnist Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are relocating to a nearby state to be closer to our daughter and will need to find a new primary care physician when we arrive. We are ...

The District of Columbia has the most physicians per 100,000 population, while Idaho has the fewest specialist physicians and Nevada has the fewest primary care physicians per 100,000, KFF data found.

"You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn't going to see you anymore." That was the takeaway for Terri Marroquin of Midland, Texas, when her longtime physician began charging a membership fee in ...

Corrections & Clarifications: This article was revised on July 5, 2023, to clarify the relationship between physicians and health professionals such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Rhode Island will need around 100 more primary care doctors in the next six years, one study predicts. Meanwhile, patients have lost their doctors and struggled to find new ones. Is the solution ...