While high-quality primary care is the foundation of an effective health system, simply setting an ambitious primary care spending target does not guarantee better care, access, or equity. In recent years, more states have announced plans to increase or even “double” primary care spending as a share of total health expenditures. Yet only a small number have authorized, enforceable targets, and only two have actually reached them so far. The Nine Key Levers framework grew out of the research and analysis in connection with Rethinking Primary Care Investment Strategy.
Currently, we have published articles on each of the first six Key Levers and are actively researching the last three. In addition, we have published two related articles, one on a primary care investment funds and another on the specifics of setting state primary care spending targets.
To find articles on each of the Nine Key Levers, CLICK HERE.