As the rate of growth of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) in the US continues to rise rapidly, research shows that the share of healthcare visits provided by NPs and PAs has increased by 11% since 2013. According to the latest data, NPs and PAs provided 26% of all healthcare visits in 2019.
Findings about the increased role of NPs and PAs in the US come from an analysis published in the British Medical Journal. Compared to other countries around the world, the US has among the highest utilization of NPs and PAs. Of note, among patients in the US who had more than one healthcare visit in 2019, 42% had at least one visit with an NP or PA.
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