Regulating Supply in an Era of Increased Demand: Nursing Scope of Practice and Patient Access to Care

Michael R. Richards, MD, PhD, MPH, will be discussing the influence of scope of practice laws targeting nurses on 21st century health care delivery. He will provide a brief overview of the state of the literature and then spend ample time discussing a recent paper he published with his colleague, Daniel Polsky (University of Pennsylvania). He will conclude the webinar by sharing some early findings from related work in progress and commenting on potential policy directions relevant to the current US health care landscape.