It’s no secret that COVID-19 is hammering the nation’s hospitals, but what you may not see covered by the news media as much is the toll the disease has taken on the bottom lines of primary care practices from coast to coast.

Most of my patients are seniors, and they feel exceptionally anxious these days. They worry, of course, about their own health because they are at such high risk for poor outcomes with COVID-19. But they also very selflessly worry about us, their caregivers, and about their children...