This month we have several articles about policy and financing related to family medicine
and the medical home. Setting the stage, Tsai et al1 present the primary care outcomes of …

To the Editor: I was pleased to read that Dr. Mambu's personal experience with transforming
his practice into a patient-centered medical home validated points I made in the …

I am a full supporter of the patient-centered medical home as an organizational model for
practice, and I am hopeful this model will provide an enduring change for better primary …

As policy leaders seek to lower costs, increase access, and improve quality in the American
health care system, strengthening primary care has become a key strategy for achieving …

Focuses on Medicare-financed home health care in the United States. Growth of Medicare
home health agencies (HHA); Action taken by the Health Care Financing Administration in …

SACRAMENTO—California's family doctors are not waiting for health care reform to come to
them. For the first time, the California Academy of Family Physicians split its Congress of …

Family practice is alive but not so well in New York City. The area has too few family
physicians to serve the population. A major reason for this is the reimbursement pattern of …

The medical home model also recognizes the importance of primary care physicians in
coordinating treatment for the chronically ill. The medical home model “is based on the fact …

It is no surprise that most aging seniors wish to stay at home as long as possible. Home
visits to the homebound elderly have been shown to reduce hospitalizations …

“There is comprehensive and compelling evidence showing that a health care system built
on a foundation of primary care equates to healthier individuals and lower cost,” the letter …