PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Sharma, Manisha A. AU - Cheng, Newton AU - Moore, Miranda AU - Coffman, Megan AU - Bazemore, Andrew W. TI - Patients With High-Cost Chronic Conditions Rely Heavily on Primary Care Physicians AID - 10.3122/jabfm.2014.01.130128 DP - 2014 Jan 01 TA - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine PG - 11--12 VI - 27 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/1/11.short 4100 - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/1/11.full SO - J Am Board Fam Med2014 Jan 01; 27 AB - Today's US physician workforce principally comprises specialists trained in the care of specific chronic conditions in the outpatient setting. However, a majority of patients seeking care for most of 14 high-cost chronic conditions, for example hypertension, were more likely to see a primary care physician than a specialist physician (69% vs. 24%, respectively).