Editor's Note: This blog is a rebroadcast of Get at the root cause of your primary care access problem. It may not be what you think, originally posted by Clare Wirth, Tomi Ogundimu, and Darby Sullivan. This rebroadcast is tailored for strategic planning audiences.

Primary care is your system's front door. Not only does enhanced primary care access enable more patients to enter the system, but targeted access for at-risk patients can help reduce avoidable utilization, manage care in a low-cost setting, and prevent disease escalation.