The Federal Trade Commission’s involvement in state scope-of-practice laws for non-physicians is frustrating many physician leaders, who say the regulatory agency does not have the clinical expertise ...

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America is facing a chronic doctor shortage. Solving that problem will require not just more doctors but a much bigger role for advanced-practice nurses in our healthcare system. A 2021 report found ...

Removing barriers to PA Practice does not increase medical malpractice payments over 10 year period (2010-2019). Removing restrictive laws and regulations to PA scope of practice improves access to ...

Opinion: Evolving enforcement priorities and state-level oversight are influencing post-deal strategies for health care.

Big swaths of the country, especially in rural and low-income areas, are increasingly experiencing a severe shortage of primary care doctors. As more physicians retire and medical students choose to ...

Among other things, the chamber wants the General Assembly to consider expanding scope of practice for nurse practitioners, pharmacists and physician assistants. Business leaders hope lawmakers will ...

Doctors’ biggest priority in state legislatures this year is defeating scope of practice expansions, as nurses, pharmacists and other non-physician practitioners continue to lobby for more authority ...