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Board endorses ‘Primary Care for You’ package, urges City Council consideration
Summary
After a presentation by a Tufts physician, the Worcester Board of Health unanimously endorsed the Primary Care for You (PC4U) legislative package and asked staff to recommend City Council engagement to support the bills.
The Worcester Board of Health voted to endorse the Primary Care for You (PC4U) legislative initiative, a set of bills that would increase primary‑care investment, change payment models and remove patient cost‑sharing for primary care, after a presentation from a physician who helped design the proposals.
Dr. Wayne Altman, chair of the Department of Family Practice at Tufts Medical Center, told the board the legislation aims to “double primary‑care investment,” shift from fee‑for‑service to a…
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