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How Could Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Be Deployed to Provide Rural Primary Care?

Description
Examines various methods that can be implemented to help nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) meet the increased need for primary care services in rural areas. Provides rural and urban data on the number of new insurance enrollees and estimated primary care visits that resulted from the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Author(s)
Eric H. Larson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Cynthia Coulthard, Joanne Spetz
Date
03/2016
Type
Document
Organization
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Access · Health workforce supply and demand · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Physician assistants · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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