1.0Managedcaremag.comhttps://www.managedcaremag.comPaul Lendnerhttps://www.managedcaremag.com/author/walter/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="u537DPYigf"><a href="https://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0706/0706.shortage.html">What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0706/0706.shortage.html/embed/#?secret=u537DPYigf" width="600" height="338" title="“What the Primary Care Physician Shortage Means for Health Plans” — Managedcaremag.com" data-secret="u537DPYigf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Insurers fear rising costs and poorer outcomes if members are less able to get appointments with family physicians and general internists MargaretAnn Cross Contributing Editor Talking with junior and senior medical students during symposiums at the University of Minnesota, George Isham, MD, chief health officer and plan medical director at HealthPartners, shares his experiences and ... Read more