Compared to registered nurses, a nurse practitioner has more authority over their patient’s care. This is due to their advanced skill set and additional clinical experience, yielding a postgraduate ...

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In the policy world it’s rare to see proposals that solve serious problems without any obvious tradeoffs. That’s why our new paper from health care economist Peter Buerhaus, “Nurse practitioners: A ...