The Larry A. Green Center

06/04/2026

Our Flash Survey 8 is LIVE and linked below. We would love to hear from as many primary care workers as possible. Please help spread the word!

https://ow.ly/9taK50Z7AfO

06/03/2026

A paper from Green Center postdoctoral fellow Conor Duffy's dissertation work was recently published in Telemedicine and e-Health. This paper examines the characteristics of telehealth education and training for healthcare professionals and identifies potential directions of improvement for telehealth curricula.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42176261/

05/08/2026

A Perspective recently published in The Milbank Quarterly concluded that the Medicaid reductions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill are likely to have significant negative ramifications for US public health, including reduced care utilization, increased financial strain, and poorer physical and mental health for low-income individuals.

https://ow.ly/nPm750YWyEM

05/06/2026

A recent paper published in Nature Medicine discusses challenges faced by clinicians and researchers regarding the ownership of patient health information used to train biomedical AI models and how regulations differ across countries.

https://ow.ly/VHGI50YVHY3

04/29/2026

A white paper published by Independence Blue Cross concluded that the PCPCM item assessing goal-oriented care captures unique elements of patient experience not included in the CG-CAHPS instrument.

https://ow.ly/1ncL50YS291

04/27/2026

A recent study co-authored by the Green Center's own Dr. Kurt Stange examined patient-clinician continuity at community health centers before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic and examined patient and practice characteristics associated with continuity.

Click here to read 👉https://ow.ly/FiuW50YQOhP

04/23/2026

A recent Gallup poll found that almost 60% of US adults have used AI for research before visiting their doctor. Have you??

One in four Americans use AI for health information. Most do so to supplement care, but some are using AI in place of a provider visit when barriers arise.

04/22/2026

The Massachusetts Senate proposed a $10 million scholarship program that will provide free medical school tuition for students at UMass who commit to practicing family medicine in community health centers and hospitals serving low-income patients in Massachusetts.

https://ow.ly/y9mm50YNN01

04/15/2026

US Citizenship and Immigration Services froze visa renewals for foreign-born physicians at the beginning of the year. The H-1B grace period has now expired for thousands of physicians, leaving them unable to practice and their patients without a regular source of care.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/us/trumps-immigration-policy-sidelines-foreign-doctors-amid-shortage.html

04/09/2026

Another interesting read this week ...

More Virginians have dropped off ACA insurance in the first quarter of 2026 than in any previous year, as healthcare costs for individuals covered by the marketplace have spiked.

As Virginians, and Americans nationwide, face premium spikes in the Affordable Care Act marketplace after Congress failed to renew subsidies, many are weighing the cost of coverage against paying rent or mortgages, making car payments or paying for public transit, and buying groceries.