Abstract
A national survey shows that most insurance companies refuse to credential nurse practitioners in nurse-managed health centers as primary care providers. These prohibitive policies along with weak federal and state laws threaten the long-term sustainability of nurse-managed health centers as safety net health care providers, and the ability for nurse practitioners to become an accepted primary health care source in the United States.
MeSH terms
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Attitude to Health
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Choice Behavior*
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Community Health Centers / organization & administration
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Credentialing / organization & administration
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Health Maintenance Organizations / organization & administration*
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Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration*
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Health Services Research
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Humans
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Insurance Coverage / organization & administration
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Insurance, Health / legislation & jurisprudence
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Insurance, Health / standards*
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Licensure, Nursing
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Medicaid / organization & administration
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Medically Underserved Area
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Medicare / organization & administration
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Nurse Practitioners / organization & administration*
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Nurse's Role
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Nursing Administration Research
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Organizational Policy
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Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
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Professional Autonomy
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Reimbursement Mechanisms / organization & administration
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United States