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Full Practice Authority: APRN Readiness, Barriers to Practice and Access in South Carolina

American Nurse

Introduction SOUTH CAROLINA is predominately a rural state that consistently demonstrates poor health rankings, due to the lack of Medicaid expansion, healthcare deserts, and a decreasing physician supply. 11,18-19,31 Physician groups contend that supervision and/or collaboration ensures that APRNs provide safe care.

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The End of the Public Health Emergency and What this Means for Nurses

Capitol Beat

However, waivers that allowed advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to practice at the top of their license will expire on October 9 absent further Congressional action. The end of the PHE will also have an effect on the Medicaid program. That means that this will end on December 31 of this year. 42 CFR §482.12(c)(1)–(2)

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Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act: Legislators Want to Hear from Nurses 

Daily Nurse

NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings. Yet, despite the high-quality healthcare NPs provide to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, barriers still exist within the programs that prevent the effective and efficient delivery of care.

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Behind the Screen But Not Behind the Scenes: Virtual Nurses Provide Clinical Support, Additional Expertise

Minority Nurse

The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Teresa Rincon, PhD, RN, FCCM, is a pioneer in virtual nursing. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1 million in the year before the pandemic to 32.5 million from March 2020 to February 2021.