Primary Care Collaborative

06/05/2026

The PCC appreciates Reps. David Rouzer, Joe Courtney, Jen Kiggans and Ami Bera's leadership on strengthening high-quality primary care.

The PCC has long advocated for a deeper understanding of measuring primary care spending, and we look forward to working with the Primary Care Caucus and the rest of Congress on these and other efforts to improve our nation's health by bolstering primary care.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07), along with the bipartisan co-chairs of the Congressional Primary Care Caucus, Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Ami Bera (D-CA-06), introduced H.R. 8765, the Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026 to better under...

06/05/2026

Together, Medi-Cal, CalPERS and Covered California cover nearly 45% of Californians.

As they make big investments in primary care, learn in a new California Health Care Foundation article the five key conditions needed to enable this at such a large scale. ⬇️

The state's largest public payers are using their collective clout to move primary care toward the center of the health system.

06/04/2026

Day after day, primary care clinicians are buried under administrative tasks, burdensome paperwork and other red tape that detracts from patient care, contributes to burnout and undermines efficiency.

Discover solutions in our latest fact sheet ⬇️

06/04/2026

"Primary care doctors are systematically undercompensated for the essence of their job."

A new article from Robert Kuttner in The American Prospect:

The U.S. suffers from a mass exodus of primary care doctors, as medical practice is dictated by corporate masters at the expense of physicians and patients.

06/03/2026

PCC President and CEO Ann Greiner is speaking at Innovaccer's Context: The Healthcare Autonomy Conference on June 23 at 1:15 PM CST.

Register for the event below and catch her upcoming session, "The Ambient Physician: How AI Is Eliminating Documentation Burden at the Point of Care."

Join us June 23–24.
https://innovaccer.com/context-2026

06/02/2026

New Medicaid work requirements now mandate that eligible adults engage in at least 8 hours of work or related activities each month.

Read some key reactions to this news in Healthcare Innovation, including from PCC's Ann Greiner ⬇️

The new Medicaid work requirement mandates eligible adults to engage in 80 hours of work or related activities monthly

06/02/2026

The PCC has issued a statement in response to an executive order issued on May 29, 2026 instructing the Department of Health and Human Services to make additional changes to the childhood vaccine schedule ⬇️

Washington, D.C. (June 2, 2026) – Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) President and CEO Ann Greiner has issued the following statement in response to an executive order issued on May 29, 2026 instructing the Department of Health and Human Services to make additional changes to the childhood vaccine s...

06/01/2026

In a recent PCC webinar, surprise guest Dr. Jake Quinton outlined CMS's belief that primary care payment should go beyond just doctor’s visits, with APCM allowing for payment flexibility.

More in a discussion with him and other health leaders ⬇️
https://thepcc.pub/ACPMAdopters

06/01/2026

Join the PCC next month for a webinar exploring the impact of cost-sharing access and quality of care—and for a discussion on what policymakers can do to address these hurdles.

Register below ⬇️

This virtual, conversational-style panel will feature a panel of current PCC partners discussing PCC’s efforts to strengthen and enhance high-quality, whole-person primary care—a shared focus among them—and the difference these funders have made. Panelists will include representatives from the...

05/29/2026

On May 20, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, “Examining the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, MACRA, and Opportunities for Payment Reforms.”

Primary care took center stage at the hearing; read five major themes we caught ⬇️
https://thepcc.pub/MACRAHearingTakeaways