American Action Forum: Scope of Practice - Reform Opportunities for Improved Patient Access
August 13, 2025
August 13, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025:
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Scope of Practice: Reform Opportunities for Improved Patient Access
By Michael Baker and Nicolas Montenegro
Executive Summary
* Rising physician shortages in the United States, in tandem with restrictive state-level scope-of-practice (SOP) laws that often unnecessarily restrict the practice authority of non-physician practitione . . .
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Scope of Practice: Reform Opportunities for Improved Patient Access
By Michael Baker and Nicolas Montenegro
Executive Summary
* Rising physician shortages in the United States, in tandem with restrictive state-level scope-of-practice (SOP) laws that often unnecessarily restrict the practice authority of non-physician practitione . . .