Lawmakers have long proposed giving nurse practitioners full practice authority as a way to address Pennsylvania’s rural health care gap. But despite bipartisan support, the bill keeps dying. Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that … Continue reading Nurse Practitioners Say They Could Ease Rural Health Care Shortage with More Authority, But Doctors Say It Won’t Work