Primary Care Physician Practice Characteristics

1. Primary Care Physician Practice Characteristics • AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS: • Percent who say they are paid by: • Percent who say their practice currently receives incentives or payments based on the following: Quality of care or patient experiences Utilization or efficiency in care Qualifying as a Patient-Centered Medical Home or Advanced Primary Care Practice • Is your practice currently participating or preparing to participate in an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) arrangement with Medicare or private insurers? Total SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)

2. Physician Views More Negative Than Positive On Increased Reliance On Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants Do you think the increased reliance on non-physician clinicians such as NPs and PAs is having a positive, negative, or no impact on primary care providers’ ability to provide quality care to their patients? AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS: All Among those with any NP/PA in Practice Among those with no NP/PAs in Practice Among PRIMARY CARE Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants: All SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)

3. Primary Care Physicians’ Views On Impact Of Medical Homes AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS: Do you think the increased use of medical homes is having a positive, negative, or no impact on primary care providers’ ability to provide quality care to their patients? All Among those in medical homes (PCMH/APCPs) Among those not in medical homes (PCMH/APCPs) SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)

4. Primary Care Physicians’ Views On Impact Of Accountable Care Organizations AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS: Do you think the increased use of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)is having a positive, negative, or no impact on primary care providers’ ability to provide quality care to their patients? All Among those in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Among those not in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)

5. Physicians See Effect Of Health IT As Positive, Quality Metrics and Financial Penalties As Negative, For Overall Quality Of Care AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS: Do you think each of the following is having a positive, negative, or no impact on primary care providers’ ability to provide quality care to their patients? Increased use of health information technology Increased use of quality metrics to assess provider performance Programs that include financial penalties for unnecessary hospital admissions or readmissions SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)

6. Physicians Are More Satisfied With Private Insurers Than Medicare And Medicaid On Payment And Administrative Burden AMONG PHYSICIANS: In general, how would you rate public and private insurers when it comes to each of the following? How much you are paid Ease of administration related to reimbursements SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll (conducted April 8-14, 2015)

7. Nearly Half Of Primary Care Physicians Say Health Care Trends Causing Them to Consider Early Retirement Would you say recent trends in health care are… Causing you to consider retiring earlier than you thought you would Causing you to delay your retirement plans Not having an impact on your retirement plans Primary Care Physicians Primary Care Nurse Practitioners/ Physician Assistants SOURCE: The Kaiser Family Foundation/Commonwealth Fund 2015 National Survey of Primary Care Providers (conducted January 5 – March 30, 2015)