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  • Scope-of-practice laws put patients in the crosshairs

    Sally C. Pipes, Pacific Research Institute|Nov 21, 2024

    New research appears to have found the proverbial "free lunch" economists have long been searching for. States that grant nurse practitioners "full practice authority" -- that authorize them to provide care independently, without the supervision of a physician or other provider -- reduce total healthcare costs for people with diabetes by 20% in urban areas and drive down rural usage of advanced medical services by people with diabetes by about 10%. And there doesn't appear to be a trade-off....