NYCMS Members in Primary Care

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* 1. I am a Primary Care Physician in:

Family Practice

Pediatrics

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Internal Medicine

Other (please specify)

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* 2. My mode of practice

Solo

Small Group Practice (2 - 5 physicians)

Medium Practice (6 - 10 physicians)

Large Group Practice (>10 physicians)

Salaried Hospital Physicians

Other (please specify)

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* 3. My practice location(s):

Midtown

Upper East Side

Lower East Side

Upper West Side

Lower West Side

Downtown

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* 4. I am accepting new patients:

Yes

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* 5. I have opted out of Medicare:

Yes

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* 6. I participate in in-network insurance plans:

Yes

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* 7. I have a concierge OR concierge/Medicare practice.

Yes

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* 8. I see a shortage of primary care physicians in my area:

Yes

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* 9. What are the challenges to a primary care practice (select all that apply):

Payments too low to sustain practice.

Telehealth payments too low to sustain practice.

Having to see more patients to survive and consequently spending less time with each person.

Pressures from my employer to see more patients each day.

The costs of doing business in private practice (Electronic Health Records, unfunded mandates, Manhattan overheard for a private office) are not covered sufficiently by primary care fee schedules.

Competition from Urgent Care Centers.

Competition from ancillary professionals.

Paying off student loans in the six figures on a primary care salary.

Prior authorization issues.

Finding specialists to refer patients too.

Billing and coding issues and other administrative problems associated with health insurance plans.

The regulatory environment in New York.

The medical liability environment in New York.

Serving a frail/needy population that may have trouble getting to my office.

Following up with my patients who may get care/treatment/immunization from pharmacies, from the ER or from other clinics, without my knowing.

Treating my patients during the COVID pandemic.

Keeping my practice open during the COVID pandemic.

Navigating telehealth with my patients.

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* 10. What policies would help strengthen primary care:

Telehealth parity.

No prior authorization.

For nonphysician practitioners, no expansion of scope of practice without equivalent training.

Medical liability reform.

Medical student loan assistance or forgiveness.

Financial incentives to go into primary care, and continuing federal financial assistance.

Ending unfunded mandates.

Federal laws/regulations designed to truly improve EHR usability and interoperability, without entangling physicians in difficult and controversial privacy issues.

Simple, streamlined connections between physicians' offices and public health authorities.

NYCMS Members in Primary Care

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* 1. I am a Primary Care Physician in:

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* 2. My mode of practice

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* 3. My practice location(s):

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* 4. I am accepting new patients:

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* 5. I have opted out of Medicare:

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* 6. I participate in in-network insurance plans:

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* 7. I have a concierge OR concierge/Medicare practice.

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* 8. I see a shortage of primary care physicians in my area:

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* 9. What are the challenges to a primary care practice (select all that apply):

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* 10. What policies would help strengthen primary care:

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* 11. My comments on the state of primary care in New York