Becker's Healthcare April 4, 2023
States from coast to coast and national healthcare organizations have proposed legislation to lessen restrictions placed on advanced practice providers when providing care — but not everyone is on board.
The pandemic, burnout and physician pay cuts have led to an exodus of healthcare workers, and more than 2 in 5 active physicians will be older than 65 in the next decade.
In the face of a looming shortage of providers, some healthcare workers believe reducing limitations on physician assistants’ and nurse practitioners’ scope of practice will provide relief.
“In this country, 99 million Americans lack adequate access to primary care,” Jennifer Orozco, president and board chair of the American Academy of Physician Associates, told Becker’s. “We have an aging...
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