A panel discussion with 3 key stakeholders in primary care in Texas – a practicing physician; a health policy specialist and a primary care association executive whose goal is to explore key issues and solutions to advance access to care for all Texans while improving health outcomes, reducing disparities, and lowering costs.

This session will review the historical context of primary care in the US including the research of Dr. Starfield and others that helped establish the foundational role of primary care in the health of individuals and communities. The session will then focus on innovations in care models including the patient-centered medical home; Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation models (CPC, CPC+, others) and briefly review the evidence for their impact.

Join us for the 10th Annual Texas Primary Care Consortium Summit: A Decade of Powering Primary Care Transformation, as we honor the past 10 years of convening health champions and continue in our shared pursuit of improving the health of Texans through accessible, equitable, and coordinated person-centered primary care.

Primary care, when prioritized in the health system, results in people living longer lives with more equitable outcomes. Decades of research have proven the foundational role of primary care in improving health outcomes, lowering costs, and reducing disparities.

Learn how a large multi-specialty private practice and a federally qualified health center with multiple locations responded to the challenges presented by the pandemic, including changes implemented and lessons learned.

The 7th Annual Texas Primary Care Consortium Summit focused on multidisciplinary, innovative, holistic approaches to primary care transformation.

The 6th Annual Summit focused on how practices can make the transition to value-based payment programs and becoming a recognized patient-centered medical home.

The 2017 Texas Primary Care and Health Home Summit was the fifth annual statewide conference focused specifically on expanding access to high quality, person-centered primary care for individuals and families in Texas.

The 2016 Texas Primary Care and Health Home Summit was the fourth annual statewide conference focused specifically on expanding access to medical home for individuals and families in Texas.

The 2015 Summit focused on emerging trends in primary care including practices without walls and direct primary care.