Considering Texas’ growing need for lower cost alternatives in health care, policymakers should look for every opportunity to give Texans a diversified provider field that offers a variety of health care options at a range of prices. Easing regulations on nurse practitioners would give consumers more choices and more affordable options.
Health Care
Scope of Practice
In November 2013, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez launched a campaign to recruit nurse practitioners (NPs) to her state as part of an effort to deal with a shortage of primary care physicians. In New Mexico, NPs are allowed independent practice and prescriptive authority; Gov. Martinez highlighted neighboring states with more restrictive scope of practice...
January 4, 2017