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Unsurprising News of the Week: Another Doc Is Against Full Practice Authority
Another week, another physician calling into question the ability of advanced practitioners to treat patients as the primary care shortage looms.
Physicians vs. Advanced Practitioners: Where Do You Stand?
A battle has been brewing between advanced practitioners seeking to expand their scope of practice and the physicians who oppose them. Where do you stand?
NPs Touted as Primary Care Shortage Solution—Yet Again
Nurse practitioners are the solution to health care provider shortages, or so said a rally cry of an op-ed published by The Hill this week.
NPs Bite Back at Physicians’ Call for Public Advocacy Campaign
Physicians and Nurse Practitioners have been battling it out online in the form of open letters this past week, with both calling on the AMA to step in.
NP Role Expansion Bill Passes Pennsylvania Senate
Nurse Practitioners saw another victory in their quest for full practice authority on Wednesday in the Pennsylvania Senate.
Fight to Expand Advanced Practitioner Roles Fails in Florida
House Bill 821 sought to grant autonomy to Advanced Practitioners in the state of Florida in an effort to expand access to care and affordability.
44 Million Reasons to Expand Scope of Practice
13% of the population of the U.S. now lives in a county that is experiencing a primary care physician shortage. Advanced practitioners could very well be the answer.
Both Political Parties Can Agree on Working to Solve the Looming Nurse Shortage
Without an effort from both sides of the aisle, America’s health system may be pushed past the breaking point.
According to This Doctor, NPs Are Not the Cure for Rural Health Woes
““Apples and oranges” does not even come close to comparing the levels of knowledge and training between nurse practitioners and physicians,” says Dr. Sudhakar Madakasira.
This Month, Everything Changed for PAs
After days of debate and years of dreaming, collaboration and study, an entire profession has embraced their future.