AACU Sentinel Vol. 2013 Issue 02 - Summer 2013 | Page 6

Work Force Report By: Ross Weber, State Affairs Manager Scope of Practice – Payers Limit Practitioner Integration The aging US population and impending increased demand for health care services created by the ACA have raised concerns about health care provider shortages and bolstered efforts to allow non-physician providers (NPP) to practice independent of physicians. While 18 states plus the District of Columbia already gra