Wayne Altman

According to @DrWayneAltman, the United States’ health care system is failing. Addressing this critical shortcoming that affects us all is what drives him to work towards improving primary care. Our interview with the PCC's latest primary care champion⬇️ thepcc.pub/Altman-Champion

The PCC is delighted to honor @DrWayneAltman as our latest Primary Care Champion. Dr. Altman founded the MA Primary Care Alliance for Patients (MAPCAP) and serves as Professor & Chair of Family Medicine at @TuftsMedSchool. Watch our interview with him! ⬇️ thepcc.pub/Altman-Champion

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Is primary care the missing strategy in the federal government’s fight against chronic disease? A new report finds that people who have regular #primarycare are more likely to receive preventive services—and those with chronic disease have better health and lower costs. buff.ly/imnmX6E

I was honored to join health care leaders and partners at the @NACHC Policy & Issues Forum this week. There is real momentum right now around strengthening primary care, and it was energizing to be in the room with people doing the challenging but rewarding work every day for their communities. One of the highlights was introducing with @KyuRheeMD a new coordinated effort from @aafp, @NACHC and @PC4America to improve access to primary care. Our shared goals are straightforward and ambitious: ▪️ Double investment in primary care ▪️ Double the reach of primary care, starting with community health centers ▪️ Double the number of clinicians practicing in primary care Yesterday’s discussions reinforced how ready this community is to move from conversation to action. I hope you will join us by signing up to learn more at primarycareforamerica.org/goals/. This is just the beginning.

We honor the life and legacy of Sam W. Ho, M76—a physician, health justice advocate, and visionary leader. His commitment to equity lives on through lasting support for the School of Medicine and generations of future physicians. 🔗 ow.ly/wWf150YcrVX

🚨 Pete Buttigieg nails it: “In a country that amended the Constitution to ban beer… then fixed it when we realized it was dumb… surely we can amend it again to say corporations aren’t people and money isn’t speech.” Translation: We corrected Prohibition. We can correct Citizens United. Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.

MA HPC 2025 Cost Trends Hearing: a full day of testimony lamenting the cost of healthcare without much of a plan to lower cost. I was the final testimony of the day and offered a plan: "Primary Care and our #PC4YOU legislation." @TuftsMedSchool @aafp youtube.com/live/ybmwj1IbX…

It is dangerous for national leadership to ignore science in favor of conspiracy theories. A few weeks back, I was proud to march in DC with The Coalition for a Healthy America and the Committee to Protect Healthcare, calling for the firing of RFK Jr.

Rep. Kathleen LaNatra, @DrWayneAltman and @virnalittle, PsyD, testified today in favor of H.2220/S.1390 to expand access to collaborative care - an evidence-based model of integrated #behavioralhealth in primary care that has been shown to improve health outcomes + reduce costs.

BREAKING: In defiance of Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban, protestors in Hungary stormed the streets to voice their opposition to authoritarianism. This is being almost entirely ignored by mainstream media. Let’s make it go viral.

@UMassWBB @MACSports @UMassAthletics This @UMassWBB team comes in with four returning starters and the reigning @atlantic10 Rookie of the Year. Catch @beckett_storey and myself on 91.1 FM @WMUAsports all season long as we take you through the first year of the #MACtion. @MACSports @UMassAthletics #UmassTwitter

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.

There has been an escalating conversation regarding the low-supply/pipeline of primary care physicians in the U.S. This is a real problem, and it deserves more attention and more urgency. What is missing from our discussions are some hard truths about the performance of U.S. medical schools and their inability to meet the workforce needs of the states and communities they serve. Primary care represents about 11% of the US physician workforce. Most workforce experts believe this number needs to be closer to 30%. Unfortunately, only 27% of US medical schools meet this threshold. We need to improve the practice environment and increase investment in primary care - no question. However, medical schools are not innocent bystanders, and we should expect more from them. If we are serious about meeting the primary care needs of current and future generations, we need our medical schools to become more serious partners in these efforts and, we should not rule out performance thresholds that tie funding to primary care output.

Love the power of groups & shared lived experience. And love working w/my longtime partner in this effort, Kerri Hawkins. Thank you Angela Nelson and TuftsNow for their excellent article about our WellnessCampaign.org Program. @MAPCAP @TuftsMedSchool now.tufts.edu/.../28/some-gr…

#PC4YOU was featured as a solution to the Primary Care crisis in a great article in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette @telegramdotcom. Thank you @EricDicksonCEO for your support of this legislation. Thank you @henrytelegram for excellent reporting. @MAPCAP_ @TuftsMedSchool @aafp

#PC4YOU momentum! 2 new endorsements for our landmark MA Primary Care legislation: SGIM & the Worcester Board of Health. Check out med students Archie Goyal and Vineeth Amba discussing PC4YOU on the KevinMD Podcast open.spotify.com/episode/6P9NWo… @TuftsMedSchool @MAPCAP_ @aafp @MassAFP

The MA leader that's 'skeptical' of PC4YOU, Dr. Eric Dickson, CEO of UMass Memorial has endorsed the PC4YOU bill, and states that he likes the plan, calling it aspirational. Real solutions that deliver health & equity for the people of MA won't be easy but we must move forward!

Important news! @Mass_CHIA has released its latest Primary Care Dashboard to monitor the health of the primary care system in Massachusetts in collaboration with MHQP. Check out their key findings 👇 mhqp.org/2025/06/03/upd…

MA Gov Maura Healey speaking at the 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit calls out increased funding for Primary Care as a key to delivering health equity. #PC4YOU @MAPCAP_ @aafp @TuftsMedSchool @MassAFP