Scope of practice expansions that allow nonphysician providers to practice independently cost large health systems millions each year, two health care data studies show. Kimberly Horvath, a senior attorney with the AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center, joins to discuss the studies’ findings and what they mean for practice leaders and legislators. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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? Read more about the Hattiesburg Clinic study published in the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/amid-doctor-shortage-nps-and-pas-seemed-fix-data-s-nope

? Get additional insights from the Stanford Health Policy Veterans Health Administration working paper: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/3-year-study-nps-ed-worse-outcomes-higher-costs

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