Nurse Practitioner Race and Ethnicity and Interest in Independent Primary Care Practice and Serving Medicaid Enrollees

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Surveyed California nurse practitioners (NPs) to determine the current practice and practice intentions following scope of practice regulation changes in California. Presents 2023 data showing rurality of NPs by amount of primary care offered and Medicaid patient caseload currently and those considering independent primary care practice, among other characteristics.

Ulrike Muench, Amy Quan, Rosalind de Lisser, Timothy Bates, Joanne Spetz

Health Affairs Scholar, 2(12)

11/2024

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Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Scope of practice · Statistics and data · California