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Federal Report Urges Restrictions Be Lifted to Improve Health Care
Dec 06, 2018
A new federal report recommends ways to increase Americans’ access to care, suggesting improvements to public policy in four areas where federal and state rules “inhibit choice and competition”—including the need for states to expand scope of practice laws for more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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New Paper Lays Out Why Nurse Practitioners Are the Solution
Oct 15, 2018
This is a revised version of an earlier post. See correction below. “Primary care is a crucial component of American health care, but it faces steep challenges, beginning with ever-increasing demand for primary care services,” writes health care economist Peter more
Issues: Improving Access to Care
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Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice
Oct 09, 2018
President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years ago to more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care
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2018 Michigan Nursing Summit: Taking Health Care Upstream
Sep 06, 2018
October 18-19, 2018|Lansing, MI OVERVIEW: The Michigan Center for Nursing’s annual Michigan Nursing Summit convenes nurses from all over the state of Michigan. This year’s Summit will equip nurses with knowledge to promote understanding of underlying health factors, and more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Michigan
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Nurse Practitioners Help Keep the Roads Safe—Why Not the Rails and Skies?
Jul 02, 2018
Nurse anesthetist Steven Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM, relies on his private plane and pilot’s license to effectively provide anesthesia services in rural Nebraska. He’s logged more than 40,000 flight miles while providing anesthesia coverage to at least nine hospitals, some as far as 200 miles from his home. more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Nurse Practitioners Help Truckers Keep on Trucking
Jun 25, 2018
Truck drivers with three or more medical conditions are at least twice as likely as healthier drivers to be involved in a crash. Nurse practitioners who perform DOT physicals promote both health and safety. The goal: more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Campaign Allies Among AANP Excellence Award Winners
Jun 04, 2018
Each year the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes supporters of nursing from across the country, in two categories: nurse practitioners who have made outstanding contributions; and advocates who have made significant contributions toward increasing more
Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: District of Columbia Georgia Hawaii Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota National Nebraska West Virginia
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South Carolina, Maryland Pass Laws Increasing People’s Access to Nurse-Provided Care
May 29, 2018
South Carolina and Maryland are the latest states to pass laws increasing people’s access to the high-quality care provided by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Earlier this month, Gov. Henry McMaster signed S.345 into law, easing consumer access to nurse more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Maryland National South Carolina