A senior woman of mixed race, sits up on an exam table across from her female doctor of Asian decent, as they discuss her health concerns. The patient is dressed comfortably and talking with the doctor about her ailments.

U.S. Primary Care

Ariadne Labs works to strengthen primary care in the United States so everyone can access high-quality, person-centered care—whether they’re staying healthy or managing illness. Our efforts focus on three core areas: innovative payment models, whole-person care, and chronic disease.

Innovative Payment Models

Our Primary Health Care Program team partners with payers and policymakers to accelerate the adoption of payment models that reward prevention, health promotion, and comprehensive care by interdisciplinary teams. These models align financial incentives with high-quality primary care.

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TESTING AND SCALING INNOVATIVE PAYMENT MODELS

Testing and scaling innovative payment models to advance high-quality and team-based care models

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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Tools to strengthen primary health care globally

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Whole-Person Care

Millions of Americans live with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Yet primary care clinicians often lack structured ways to understand what matters most to patients living with these conditions. Building on a decade of expertise in serious illness communication and high-quality primary care provision, members of our Serious Illness Care Program and Primary Health Care Program are partnering with the Healing Works Foundation to develop a toolkit that helps clinicians and patients set personalized goals for health and well-being. Future work will support access to services and policy changes that enable truly person-centered care.

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Whole Person Care
SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE

Supporting every person with serious illness to be known and cared for on their own terms

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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Tools to strengthen primary health care globally

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Chronic Disease

Chronic illness drives much of the cost and complexity of the U.S. health system. We’re designing solutions to improve how care is delivered—from better conversations in early dementia, to improving screening for children at risk of type 1 diabetes, to helping clinicians engage more deeply with patients’ goals and values. Our cross-cutting experts from our Primary Health Care Program, Serious Illness Care Program, and Implementation teams are working to make chronic care more coordinated, compassionate, and centered on what matters most to each patient.

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CHRONIC DISEASE
Pediatric Screening for Type 1 Diabetes
Essential Chronic Communication