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MICHAEL WARAKSA ILLUSTRATES THE PRIMARY PROBLEM

February 12, 2020

Michael Waraksa's illustrations for Proto Magazine, published by Mass General Hospital, addressed the mounting issues faced by primary care physicians. Long the bedrock of medicine, the practice is now in dire need of a reinvention. And it won't be cheap.

A recent survey showed that nearly half of those 18 to 29 years of age are going without a personal primary care physician. More and more PCPs have the same complaint: Their offices are crowded with aging baby boomers, and they’re besieged by paperwork and mushrooming requirements for preventive care. Charged with improving patients’ health while also controlling costs, they’re being asked to do more with fewer resources and less time.

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