An Evolving Primary Care Model: Nurse Practioners, Physician Assistants are Gaining Autonomy, but Barriers Remain
By Emma Chapman, J.D. Candidate, Georgetown University Law Center On June 21, POLITICO held a Pro Health Care Briefing entitled “Scope of Practice in the ACA Era” examining how much authority nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) can exercise without the supervision of a licensed physician, and what barriers still remain to achieving greater autonomy. The briefing was sponsored…