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Stay informed about Catalyst’s efforts to enable primary care for all. News, insights and blog posts from Catalyst and other industry thought leaders offer perspectives on the transformation of primary care and what we can all do to accelerate it.
Family doctor, employer groups join forces to replace fee-for-service-model
A national primary-care physician association and an employer group have teamed up to develop a care model that aims to shift away from fee-for-service reimbursement. Read Article…
How should primary care physicians be paid?
Medical Economics spoke with Christopher Crow, MD, founder and CEO of Catalyst Health Network, to discuss the state of primary care reimbursement and what needs to change. Read Article…
Healthcare Jedi Master Dr. Christopher Crow
Dr. Chris Crow may single handily save the American healthcare system. Ok. So maybe that’s an overstatement. However, I firmly believe many of the ideas Dr. Crow espouses contain the answers for getting America to a more sustainable healthcare future. Listen to Podcast…
Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)
June 17, 2020At first, people delayed medical care for fear of catching COVID. But as the pandemic caused staggering unemployment, medical care has become unaffordable for many.
Texas ACO adds 100 primary care physicians
May 11, 2020Catalyst Health Network will add 100 primary care practices in the greater Austin and Hill Country regions.
Catalyst Health Network Adds Nearly 100 Central Texas Doctors
May 11, 2020The value-based care group will now total more than 850 physicians in Texas.
Here’s what the future of health care looks like after the coronavirus
May 8, 2020More than 38,000 family physician practices will see closures or layoffs by the end of May, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians estimates.
Why primary care needs a prospective payment model
Dr. Christopher Crow is out to prove that primary-care practices can thrive under value-based payment.
Dallas-Fort Worth family doctors have a financial plan for the pandemic — and the future
Many want to ditch fee-for-service and earn a monthly payment for keeping people healthy.
Coronavirus already changing medical care in the U.S
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.