Coronavirus already changing medical care in the US
WASHINGTON - The coronavirus pandemic, which has fueled widespread speculation about potential long-term changes to American life, is already causing one important shift: It has accelerated moves to restructure how basic medical care is provided and paid for in the U.S.
Doctor groups and insurers say in just the last month, there's been a dramatic surge of interest in large-scale changes in the way primary care doctors are paid, an overhaul that policy experts have envisioned for decades.
"I'm a little amazed," said Shawn Martin, vice president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. "The sense of urgency and financial instability
