The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program is a $50 billion funding measure authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) with the goal of improving access to care, quality, and patient ...

As of 2022, there were more than 355,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the United States alone. These highly skilled professionals are an indispensable part of our health care system, providing a ...

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California’s nursing agency this week approved rules that will allow nurse practitioners to treat patients without physician supervision. It’s a move that aims to expand access to care in the Golden ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The growing shortage of health care providers could be helped with a change in state law, says one group. As KDKA political editor Jon Delano reports, nurse practitioners say if ...

Melissa Carter drives around southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, bringing healthcare to children when needed, ...

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As the U.S. faces a growing shortage of physicians, more patients locally are being seen by non-physicians, or advanced practice providers like nurse practitioners and physician assistants, as they ...