TY - JOUR T1 - Patients With High-Cost Chronic Conditions Rely Heavily on Primary Care Physicians JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 11 LP - 12 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2014.01.130128 VL - 27 IS - 1 AU - Manisha A. Sharma AU - Newton Cheng AU - Miranda Moore AU - Megan Coffman AU - Andrew W. Bazemore Y1 - 2014/01/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/27/1/11.abstract N2 - 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). ER -