Rural and Nonrural Primary Care Physician Practices Increasingly Rely on Nurse Practitioners

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Details a study comparing rural and urban reliance on nurse practitioners as providers of primary care. Discusses the role of Medicaid expansion and scope of practice in findings.

Hilary Barnes, Michael R. Richards, Matthew D. McHugh, Grant Martsolf

Health Affairs, 37(6)

06/2018

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Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Scope of practice · Statistics and data