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Maine Law Allows PAs, NPs, Midwives to Perform Abortions
When the bill goes into effect next June, Maine will be the eighth state to permit advanced practitioners to provide abortion services.
VA Study Supports Advanced Practitioner Led Care
A new study has found no clinically important differences in patient outcomes, regardless of whether their provider is a physician, PA, or NP.
Report: PAs/NPs Provide Similar or Better Care than Doctors
A new report from a World Health Organization team indicates that non-physicians, such as PAs and NPs, provide comparable care to that of physicians.
Rebranding of PA Title Moves Forward
The AAPA has announced they have selected a world-renowned branding firm to begin investigating rebranding the physician assistant title.
APRNs and PAs Ranked Among Highest Paying Jobs in Healthcare
Advanced practitioners are enjoying advanced wages, and two spots on a new top ten list of the highest paying jobs in healthcare.
The Public Is Clearly Confused about PAs and NPs
As the primary care physician shortage looms, and PAs and NPs are constantly called “the answer,” it seems patients are unaware of what they can even do.
Demand for Newly Certified PAs is Strong
Demand is high and the job market is strong for newly certified PAs, according to a new report by the National Commission of Certified Physician Assistants.
Three Ways to Celebrate PA Week
Here are three ways to celebrate PAs, while also raising awareness of the profession’s significant impacts on healthcare, from October 6th through 12th.
PA Salaries Increase, Top $100k on Average
The average annual PA salary increased nearly 3%, compared to the previous year, with a majority of PAs now earning a base salary of more than $100,000.
From Physician Assistant to PA
“The word ‘assistant’ simply does not do justice to what PAs do in their practices these days,” says AAPA President Jeffrey Katz, PA-C, DFAAPA.