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| Medicare, which sets the pace for payments by private insurance, pays nurse practitioners 85 percent of what it pays doctors. Nike Dunks An office visit for a Medicare patient in Chicago, for example, pays a doctor about $70 and a nurse practitioner about $60.The health care overhaul law gave nurse midwives, a type of advanced practice nurse, a Medicare raise to 100 percent of what obstetrician-gynecologists make — and that may be just the beginning. Nike DunkStates regulate nurse practitioners and laws vary on what they are permitted to do:In Florida and Alabama, for instance, nurse practitioners are barred from prescribing controlled substances.In Washington, nurse practitioners can recommend medical marijuana to their patients when a new law takes effect in June.In Montana, nurse practitioners don't need a Nike Dunk Lowdoctor involved with their practice in any way.Many other states put doctors in charge of nurse practitioners or require collaborative agreements signed by a doctor.In some states, nurse practitioners with a doctorate in nursing practice can't use the title "Dr." Most states allow it.The AMA argues the title "Dr." creates confusion. Nurse practitioners say patients aren't confused by veterinarians calling themselves "Dr." Or chiropractors. Or dentists. So why, Nike Dunk Highthey ask, would patients be confused by a nurse using the title?The feud over "Dr." is no joke. By 2015, most new nurse practitioners will hold doctorates, or a DNP, in nursing practice, according to a goal set by nursing educators. By then, the doctorate will be the standard for all graduating nurse practitioners, said Polly Bednash, executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. |
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