Final Push for Support of HB 495 Before Senate Votes Tuesday
Why is support for HB 495 important?
- La ranks 50th for access to care with 15 parishes having only 5 physicians per 10,000 residents.
- In just 14 years, elderly will outnumber children for the first time in our country's history.
- The number of medical school graduates has been flat since 1988.
- 40% of La residents rely on Medicaid and 80% of NPs accept new Medicaid patients.
- For the past 13 months, NPs in La have operated without a collaborative practice agreement without ANY adverse effects and without ANY opposition.
- 22 states and D.C. already give full practice authority to NPs..
- There is NO evidence to support the use of a collaborative practice agreement.
HB495 goes to Senate floor for a vote on Tuesday, so make your voice heard and recruit recruit support from your family, friends, and patients before it's too late!
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