Association between physician practice Medicaid acceptance and employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants: A longitudinal analysis
Conclusion
NP and PA employment was positively associated with increases in Medicaid participation.
Practice Implications
As more individuals gain coverage under Medicaid, organizations will need to decide how to adapt to greater patient demand. Our results suggest that hiring NPs and PAs may be a potential lower cost strategy to accommodate new Medicaid patients.
Source: Health Care Management Review - Category: American Health Tags: Features Source Type: research
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