Trends in Primary Care Provision to Medicare Beneficiaries by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: 2008-2014

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Examines trends in elderly patients receiving primary care from physicians alone, physicians with nurse practitioners (NPs) and/or physician assistants (PAs), and NPs/PAs without physicians. Considered these models for delivering primary care to Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions and Medicare patients in rural and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).

Ying Xue, James S. Goodwin, Deepak Adhikari, Mukaila A. Raji, Yong-Fang Kuo

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 8(4), 256-263

10/2017

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Access · Elderly population · Medicare · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data