“If you’re new to Portland but know people who have lived in the area for a while, you can ask them if they have a primary care doctor that they like,” Cohen said.

A pilot project starting today in Portland aims to show that providing home-based primary care to Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions can improve their health – and save money.

Long wait times, a shrinking pool of primary care providers and physician burnout are making it harder for Portland area residents to access basic, preventive health care. Primary care doctors ...