Nearly nine in 10 physician groups said who can deliver and lead patient care will be the top state health policy issue in ...

As noted in our March 31, 2020 blog article, “Strategies in Responding to COVID-19: Expanding Scope of Practice to Increase Patient Access to Healthcare” and in our May 8, 2020 blog article, “COVID-19 ...

Deregulating dental hygienists' scope-of-practice rules, like administering nitrous oxide, at state levels may not have the sweeping benefits that advocates expect, according to a study that was ...

"Many state lawmakers understood the benefits of temporarily relaxing these restrictions as COVID-19 strained the healthcare system," writes Sally Pipes. "Freeing up physician assistants and nurse ...

This article is a section of a longer paper on Direct Primary Care (DPC) that was introduced in an earlier piece -- Health Plan Rorschach Test: Direct Primary Care. The following excerpt from that ...

A bill that seeks to expand the range of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants has been reintroduced to Congress after not passing in the last session in late 2022. The scope of it ...

In recent years, debates over scopes of practice and titles have intensified among associations representing physicians, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals. For three ...

Florida House Bill 449 would allow optometrists to perform eye surgeries, despite their lack of medical degrees and surgical training. Opponents of the bill emphasize the vast difference in education ...

The American Medical Association is tracking 60 pieces of legislation that would expand the scope of practice for medical providers, including nurses and pharmacists, allowing them more ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has just released a controversial proposal that would give full practice authority to advanced practice nurses (APRNs) who work at the VA. Under the new rule, ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. California, long considered a national trendsetter in health care policy, has ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The state of Louisiana recently expanded the scope of practice for optometrists to include performing limited ...