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- Page navigation anchor for Usual Source of Care Offers Convenience and ContinuityUsual Source of Care Offers Convenience and ContinuityShow More
We thank Dr. Saultz for his letter and believe he has identified exactly the issue we find important from our study. Most people who do not have a usual source of care simply don’t want one or don’t want one enough to bother obtaining one. The most provocative policy question is whether having a usual source of care should be mandated in some fashion. As Dr. Saultz points out, without a publicly mandated program immunizati...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for Usual source of care and interpersonal continuityUsual source of care and interpersonal continuityShow More
I found the paper by Viera and colleagues to be an interesting addition to our literature about continuity of care. I doubt that many family physicians are surprised to learn that many, if not most, of those without a usual source of care choose not to have one. This finding correlates well with research that has shown that older and sicker people are more likely to have continuity with their primary provider. There a...
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