PAs in the News
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PAs support bill to join licensure compact
A bill in Michigan’s House of Representatives would expand licensure for Physician Assistants (PAs) to allow them to practice in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio.
April 15, 2025
Bill would let physician assistants easily practice in neighboring states
An Upper Peninsula state legislator has introduced a bill that would allow physician assistants from neighboring states to practice in Michigan without needing multiple licenses.
April 8, 2025
The doctor will see you now — in your home
Jonathan Saltzman’s article highlights the growing trend of direct primary care. While this model promises to offer personalized care, it also risks deepening health care disparities and exacerbating the shortage of primary care providers.
April 2, 2025
Montana examines ways to ease health care workforce shortages
Nay is one of two community health workers in a program that St. Peter’s Health of Helena started in 2022, focusing on people experiencing or at risk of homelessness who had five or more ER visits in a year.
March 26, 2025
Bill aims to remove barriers for physician assistants
Physician assistants and health care advocates are hopeful a bill being considered on Beacon Hill could help to address a statewide shortage in primary care providers.
March 24, 2025
NC bill would allow physician assistants to practice in other states
Nearly 200 physician assistants and students are heading to Raleigh Wednesday to push for a bill that could improve access to healthcare.
March 18, 2025
Physician assistants say they could help the primary care crisis. Will Mass. lawmakers agree?
Physician assistants will return to Beacon Hill this year to advocate for the removal of “archaic” requirements that, they say, will make a difference amid the commonwealth’s primary care bottleneck.
March 16, 2025
Illinois physician assistants rally for bill to improve healthcare access
Physician assistants from across Illinois gathered at the state capitol today to advocate for a bill aimed at improving healthcare access by removing certain restrictions on their practice.
March 5, 2025
Physician assistants pushing to expand roles to alleviate primary care backlog in Massachusetts
Getting seen by a primary care physician can be a tall order these days. And it’s expected to get worse. The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts the shortage of PCPs could reach close to 50,000 in the coming decade.
March 3, 2025