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primary care

NOUN
first-contact medical care
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Your last visit to the primary care doctor likely followed a familiar sequence: You waited weeks, if not months, for the appointment.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

Imagine a system where preventive care is covered at little or no cost, and primary care and essential medications have affordable and predictable copays.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Kutnerian also hopes to add a federally qualified health center that would receive federal funds to provide primary care at reduced rates.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

For a typical patient roster, recommended preventive care alone would take a primary care doctor more than 14 hours a day.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

We’ve had people come in saying they want to sue some specialist, and we’ll say, ‘We don’t think that doctor was negligent. We think it’s your primary care doctor who was at fault.’

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell



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