More on the demise of PCP's...."As psychiatry goes, so will primary care"

(Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog) Matthew Mintz: As psychiatry goes, so will primary care

Those paying for primary care with insurance should expect (in the not too distant future) limited access, routine care delivered by PA's and NP's, and rushed visits with the MD, whose primary focus will be medication management and directing you to non-physician providers for counseling and discussing your various health concerns. Health care reform that does not address the central issue of low reimbursement for cognitive service and high reimbursement for procedures and diagnostic studies will only encourage this shift.