Background The global utilization of the physician assistant/associate (PA) is growing. Their
increasing presence is in response to the rising demands of demographic changes, new …

Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are more common and costly than any individual health
condition in the United States. The growing workforce of nurse practitioners (NPs) plays an …

Objective To examine whether nurse practitioner (NP)‐assigned patients exhibited
differences in utilization, costs, and clinical outcomes compared to medical doctor (MD) …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state governments removed the
scope of practice restrictions on nurse practitioners (NPs), allowing them to deliver care to …

Scope-of-practice regulations, including prescribing limits and supervision requirements,
may influence the propensity of providers to form care teams. Therefore, policy makers need …

Introduction The development of postgraduate programs for physician assistants (PAs)
began in 1973 and by 2020 there were approximately 72 programs spread across a broad …

Employment and real output are projected to grow faster during the 2020–30 decade than in
previous projection periods. This expectation largely reflects growth associated with the …

The increased use of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants/associates (PAs) to
provide healthcare represents an important supply-side policy option to expand access to …

Background There has been renewed focus on advancing inclusivity within organized
medicine to reduce health disparities and achieve health equity by addressing the …

Objectives Nurse practitioners and physician assistants (NPs/PAs) increasingly practice in
emergency departments (EDs), yet limited research has compared their practice patterns …