Primary care is being besieged from many sides: a$)$ patient consumerism, b$)$ value$-$based compensation and c$)$ new competitors in the form of retail care, telehealth, and home$-$based care. Apply the Five Forces Porter Model to analyze the current state of market for primary care. Through the application of Porter$$s five framework analyze the state of the market for primary care services. The five forces are:

Power of the buyer$/$consumer $($patient$-$centered care, health consumerism, social media recommendations, etc.$)$

Power of the suppliers $($health care insurance markets, health policy related incentives for value$-$based care$).$

New entrants $($competitive pressures from new primary care delivery models$).$

Existing competitive pressures

Threat of substitutes for primary care services.