Pass the Primary Care Enhancement Act

From The Hill:

Since 2009, almost 1,300 new DPC practices have developed as many employers, unions and even health plans now rely on DPC doctors to provide better care for their employees. DPC arrangements give patients a personal relationship with a high-quality primary care doctor, and a care team to help manage complex chronic conditions. DPC practices save millions of health care dollars each year by reducing hospitalizations and administrative costs with a flat fee (per member per month payment) model that avoids the misaligned incentives in today’s predominately fee-for-service primary care.

Employers report that the cost of providing health care has declined by as much as 20 percent, and surveys reveal that patients love the personal care they get and that doctors much prefer doing what they were trained to do, rather than filling out insurance forms.