The provision of health care to low-income Americans remains an ongoing policy challenge. In this paper, I examine how important changes to occupational licensing laws for nurse practitioners and physician assistants have affected cost and access to health care for Medicaid patients. The results...

Because of the limited supply of health care providers relative to the demand for health care services, increases in provider autonomy are believed to improve access to health care by reducing barriers to the provision of certain services. However, research on the impact of scope of practice...

The provision of health care to low-income Americans remains an ongoing policy challenge. In this paper, I examine how important changes to occupational licensing laws for nurse practitioners and physician assistants have affected cost and access to health care for Medicaid patients. The results...