Ep89: A Much Overdue Revolution in Primary Care: Now or Never w/Dr Marla McLaughlin

Our primary care system needs an Overhaul.

Leading the discussion is Dr. Marla McLaughlin, a national leader in care delivery innovation and CEO of apree Health.

As a family medicine physician with decades of frontline experience, Dr. McLaughlin knows the value of primary care firsthand. As she says, its value lies in the strength and depth of the relationship between patient and physician.

With a growing shortage of primary care physicians, weeks-long wait times for appointments, and worse outcomes - something is wrong. But Dr. McLaughlin is here to tell us her hope, and vision, for the future.

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We spoke about her journey, how she arrived here in this leadership position, why many patients see urgent care as a faster and easier, why skipping primary care leads to higher costs, fragmented care, and sub-optimal outcomes, and how apree Health are innovating in how patients interact with primary care.

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