What Texas Can Teach Us About the Crisis in Primary Care

Commonwealth Fund

Jul 2, 2026

Describes primary care challenges in Texas and discusses how those challenges are reflected in primary care nationally. Challenges discussed include access to care, clinician administrative burden, workforce, coordinating reform efforts. Notes that primary care in rural, frontier, and underserved regions of Texas support community stability and vitality. Highlights broad policy options for supporting primary care.

Access · Community and economic development · Health reform · Health workforce · Primary care · Texas