Medpundit on the latest foray by our leaders to give primary care the respect it deserves:
In short, “medical home” is the newest craze in medical euphemisms. It’s what used to be called a “primary care provider” in the heyday of HMO’s. But the phrase “primary care provider” has gotten a little ambiguous what with retail clinics staffed by nurses claiming to be primary care providers and what not. Also, the HMO’s tainted the “primary care providers” with the tag of “gatekeepers.” This gave the impression that the doctors who were supposed to have the patients’ best interest in mind at all times were in the business of keeping said patients away from needed services.
