nurse practitioners

Too Few Nurse Practitioners Work In Primary Care In Oregon, Study Shows

Just one-quarter of Oregon’s nurse practitioner workforce is actually providing primary care services, according to an analysis by the Oregon Center for Nursing.

Jul 30, 2020
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Nurse Practitioners Shunned While People Wait for Care

Spurned by Cascade, independent nurse practitioners want to help solve the primary care backlog in Klamath County. Sky Lakes Medical Center contends that it has added the necessary providers to care for the 50 percent more enrollees who joined last year. This article is the first in a two-part series on healthcare in Klamath County.

Feb 27, 2015
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Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners Get Reprieve from Federal Government

Advocates, working together with their political allies, stopped the federal government from implementing a new rule that could have inhibited the elderly from getting access to wheelchairs, nebulizers, walkers and other medical equipment.

Oct 16, 2013

Nurse Practitioners Gain Right to Dispense Prescription Drugs

June 4, 2013 — Patients who see a nurse practitioner for their primary care needs may not have to visit a pharmacy to get their prescriptions filled under legislation that passed the House unanimously on Monday.

Jun 4, 2013

Oregon Medical Association Backs ONA’s Pay Equity Bill for Nurse Practitioners

May 29, 2013 — The Senate Health Committee has passed a nurse practitioner pay parity bill that has found consensus between the Oregon Medical Association and the Oregon Nurses Association, bringing to a resolution one of the most divisive issues in the state medical community this legislative session.

May 29, 2013

Nurse Practitioners and Chiropractors Want More Workers’ Comp Patients

Senate Bill 533 awaits only a House vote to become law, expanding the length of time that a nurse practitioner can see an injured worker and giving workers access to their preferred chiropractor.

May 2, 2013

Nurse Practitioner Pay Equity Easily Passes House

Editor's Note: Rep. Lively represents Springfield. His district was incorrectly identified in an earlier version. March 20, 2013 — The Oregon House voted 39-20 to require private insurers to pay independent nurse practitioners and physician assistants at the same rate they would pay doctors for the same services.

Mar 20, 2013

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Put Forth Pay Equity Bill

HB 2902 is designed to counter cuts made to primary care providers who are not doctors and has resounding support, but similar bills have failed in the past

Mar 6, 2013

Senate Gives Unanimous Blessing to Expanding Nurse Practitioners' Dispensation

The bill was pushed by Portland clinic chain ZoomCare, which drew criticism on the Senate floor from Sen. Alan Bates

Feb 8, 2013

Senate Committee Votes to Give Urban Nurse Practitioners Dispensing Powers

Pushed by Portland clinic chain ZoomCare, Senate Bill 8 has the support of the Oregon Nurses’ Association but is opposed by the pharmacists’ association

Feb 6, 2013