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31 days — the national average wait for a new-patient doctor’s appointment, up 48% since 2004.
AMN Healthcare. 2025 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times. May 2025.
53% of Americans say the healthcare system treats them more like a number than a person; 1 in 3 have skipped or delayed care in the past five years after a bad experience or an inability to get a timely appointment.
MDVIP and Ipsos. Patient Frustration Survey. Fielded December 1–10, 2023 via the Ipsos KnowledgePanel; released February 27, 2024.
Continuity of care — research links seeing the same physician to fewer emergency department visits, fewer hospitalizations, and lower mortality.
Engström SG, André M, Arvidsson E, Östgren CJ, Troein M, Borgquist L. “Personal GP continuity improves healthcare outcomes in primary care populations: a systematic review.” British Journal of General Practice. 2025;75(757):e518–e525. doi:10.3399/BJGP.2024.0568. The underlying studies are observational; the review reports association, not causation.
~1 workday per month — the time US adults spend, on average, coordinating care for themselves and their families.
The Harris Poll on behalf of the American Academy of Physician Associates. Patient experience survey. Fielded February 23 – March 9, 2023 among more than 2,500 US adults; released May 17, 2023.
$116 vs $217 — the average price of a primary care visit in a physician’s office, compared with the same visit billed in an outpatient setting with a facility fee.
Silva Gordon B, Martin K. “Facility Fees: What are they and how do they impact health care prices?” Health Care Cost Institute. May 6, 2025. Based on 2022 commercial claims data covering more than 50 million people.
~26 million — Americans with limited English proficiency, defined as persons age 5 and older who report speaking English less than “very well.”
Migration Policy Institute tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey data.
Language barriers — associated with delays in care, medical errors, and worse health outcomes.
Twersky SE, Jefferson R, Garcia-Ortiz L, Williams E, Pina C. “The Impact of Limited English Proficiency on Healthcare Access and Outcomes in the U.S.: A Scoping Review.” Healthcare. 2024;12(3):364. doi:10.3390/healthcare12030364.