nurse practitioners

Leaders of the Florida House, hoping to protect their pet health issues from being picked apart in the Senate, have bundled them into a package to be…

Sen. Denise Grimsley wants to cap the so-called trauma-access fee that some trauma centers are adding to the regular charges for unsuspecting patients,…

Florida TaxWatch’s recent report, “Diagnosing the Debate,” offers data that support proposals before the Legislature that would allow nurse practitioners…

Telehealth, one of the major issues of the Legislative session, passed a key Senate committee Wednesday the way the Florida Medical Association had hoped,…

A bill that would give nurse-practitioners more authority is one of the two big health issues being pushed by the House Select Committee on Health Care…

Don Gaetz, president of the Florida Senate, could present a formidable obstacle to passage of a bill that would increase the powers and independence of…

UPDATE 6:30 p.m.-- The House Select Committee on Workforce Innovation approved a massive bill that would expand the authority of nurse practitioners and…

To the Editor:Re: Nurse Bill Goes Too Far, Critics SayThis morning, I read “Nurse Bill Goes Too Far, Critics Say.” It is a very interesting piece. I must…

Critics of a legislative plan that would increase the authority of Florida’s nurse practitioners pushed back Monday, wondering if the massive bill would…

A former nurse anesthetist says it would be a disaster if the state approves legislation lifting physician oversight of nurse practitioners, according to…