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Although millions Americans gained health insurance thanks the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), there was not a significant increase in new patient visits to primary care providers. In 2013, 22.6% of all appointments were new patient visits, in 2014 only 22.9% of all appointments were new patient visits. In addition, the percentage of patients with complex medical conditions decreased over the same time period, from 8% of all appointments in 2013, to 7.5% of all appointments in 2014.

These findings were reported in “ACAView: Tracking the Impact of Health Care Reform” by researchers with athenahealth . . .

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Weekly News Wire | April 19, 2015

Despite PPACA Reforms, New Primary Care Patient Visits Virtually The Same Between 2013 & 2014

Although millions Americans gained health insurance thanks the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), there was not a significant increase in new patient visits to primary care providers. In 2013, 22.6% of all appointments were new patient visits, in 2014 only 22.9% of all appointments were new patient visits. In addition, the percentage of patients with complex medical conditions decreased over the same time period, from 8% of all appointments in 2013, to 7.5% of all appointments in 2014.

These findings were reported in “ACAView: Tracking the Impact of Health Care Reform” by researchers with athenahealth . . .

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