Primary Care Collaborative

06/19/2026

In Rhode Island, their general assembly has approved legislation requiring health care clinicians and facilities to notify patients if they use AI tools to document visits and review documentation for accuracy afterward.

Thoughts on this legislation? Let us know ⬇️

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly approved legislation from Sen. Pamela J. Lauria, D-Barrington, and Rep. Teresa A. Tanzi, D-South Kingstown, to require healthcare providers and facilities to notify patients if they use artificial intelligence tools to document visits and to review this documentat...

06/18/2026

Check out our package of fact sheets that examine the state of primary care in all 50 states and DC ⬇️

The package of fact sheets below examines the state of primary care in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

06/18/2026

"Massachusetts senators are ready to embrace a sea change in the state’s health landscape by forcing far greater focus and spending on primary care."

Some important legislative news out of The Bay State in the CommonWealth Beacon ⬇️

Inviting a political fight with influential hospital systems, the Senate plans to approve legislation that would more than double the share of health care dollars that go toward the ailing primary care sector.

06/17/2026

Many patients relay concerns that clinicians make assumptions instead of ask questions.

They feel talked down to rather than able to have a conversation on health with shared decision-making, argues Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP)'s Barbra Rabson.

Discover solutions in a PCC webinar recap ⬇️
https://thepcc.pub/TrustedPartnerships

06/17/2026

On June 23, join the PCC and these great health leaders for a discussion about how reducing or eliminating cost-sharing for primary care can help improve the nation’s health and enhance affordability of the health system.

Learn more and register ⬇️
https://thepcc.pub/CostSharingToll

06/17/2026

A new webinar from PCC member evolvedMD!

Learn more and register below:
https://amgavirtualevents.webex.com/webappng/sites/amgavirtualevents/meeting/register/0d49a14b24fe4ed299f823ac9638d41a

06/15/2026

From reactions to the recent interim final rule affecting the Medicaid program to a downcoding reform bill unanimously clearing the Illinois legislature, check out the PCC's latest roundup in primary care news you'll want to read ⬇️
https://thepcc.org/news/what-were-reading-6-12-26/

06/15/2026

Unnecessary cost-sharing creates friction for patients and adds unnecessary paperwork for clinicians.

Join these great health leaders for a webinar June 23rd where they'll discuss some ideas for how to address this issue with policymakers. ⬇️
https://thepcc.pub/CostSharingToll

06/12/2026

In a conversation with the PCC, Dr. Wayne Altman outlined a bold idea he had for policymakers: direct primary care for all.

Check out more highlights and our full interview with this primary care champion ⬇️
https://thepcc.pub/AltmanChampion

06/11/2026

The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has released its latest Primary Care Dashboard to monitor the health of the primary care system in MA in collaboration with Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP).

Check it out! ⬇️

(June 2026) The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has released its latest Primary Care Dashboard to monitor the health of the primary care system in Massachusetts in collaboration with MHQP. The dashboard tracks the performance of the Commonwealth’s primary care system across six k...