<description>&lt;p&gt;Historically, there has been less focus on primary care than on specialist care in US health care. What are the challenges and opportunities in primary care today? What might it look like in the coming decades? Robert Phillips, MD, MSPH, of The American Board of Family Medicine joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the future of primary care in the US.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Related Content:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="related-article" href= "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamahealthforum/fullarticle/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.5120?utm_source=podcast_platforms&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=related_article_links" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Back to the Future of Primary Care&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

JAMA Health Forum Conversations

JAMA Network

The Future of Primary Care in the US

DEC 12, 202528 MIN
JAMA Health Forum Conversations

The Future of Primary Care in the US

DEC 12, 202528 MIN

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Historically, there has been less focus on primary care than on specialist care in US health care. What are the challenges and opportunities in primary care today? What might it look like in the coming decades? Robert Phillips, MD, MSPH, of The American Board of Family Medicine joins JAMA Health Forum Editor in Chief Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to discuss the future of primary care in the US. Related Content: Back to the Future of Primary Care