Should scope of practice laws for advanced practice providers be revised?
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2017
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James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy;Baylor College of Medicine
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The U.S. faces a projected shortage of primary care physicians. The authors of the June HPR newsletter discuss their studies showing that a care delivery model that expands the roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants could help close the gap without affecting routine chronic disease care.
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newsletters
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Akeroyd, Julia M. and Virani, Salim S.. "Should scope of practice laws for advanced practice providers be revised?." Health Policy Research, 12, no. 2 (2017) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy;Baylor College of Medicine: https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/closing-health-care-access-gap/.