• Bloomberg Changes Tune

    Recently, we posted an article and rebuttal from the AANP, from Bloomberg News. The article called into question the qualifications and abilities of the nations’ nurse practitioners. The article, titled “The Miseducation of America’s Nurse Practitioners,” presented an imbalanced view of the NP profession. After the negative feedback and response from not only the American…

  • Multiple Barriers

    Multiple Barriers

    Nurse Practitioners in Florida encounter multiple barriers to allow them to practice, including reimbursement and hospital privileges. While HB 607, the bill that gave APRN’s the ability to practice autonomously in Florida, did expand the ability of APRN’s to offer care, it did not mandate that APRN’s must have the ability to bill private insurance…

  • Mental Health

    Mental Health

    Mental health access is seriously lacking in Florida. Mental health problems are on the rise nationwide for both adults and adolescents. According to the  the Kaiser Family Foundation, people reporting symptoms of anxiety and/or depression rose from 11% in 2019 to 36.6% in 2021 Mental health Nurse Practitioners are restricted in Florida from being able…