New Study: Texas Can Alleviate Primary Care Provider Shortage by One-Third by Modernizing Licensing

A new public health study and data analysis funded by the T.L.L. Temple Foundation found that Texas can alleviate the primary care provider shortage in Texas by 32% by removing a state mandate on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN), like nurse practitioners, that requires them to obtain and maintain a contract with a physician in order to practice. The study also found that removing the restrictions would generate thousands of new jobs, save the state of Texas up to $47.7 million in the first biennium alone, and add nearly half a billion to the Texas GDP in the first year. Read the report here. Link to news release here.