Health
Primary Care Confronts Its Labor Math
The physician shortage in primary care is no longer a projection. The response taking shape reorganizes who does what, rather than waiting for doctors who are not coming.
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Sunday, August 16th, 2026 105 stories Independent & Reader-Supported
The physician shortage in primary care is no longer a projection. The response taking shape reorganizes who does what, rather than waiting for doctors who are not coming.
Mid-sized employers, squeezed by renewal increases, are contracting directly with flat-fee primary care clinics and cutting insurers out of the first layer of care.