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CMS expands medical staff definition to include APRNs, PAs

Among a raft of changes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued this week, the agency controversially expanded its definition of the medical staff, allowing nonphysician practitioners

States assess health law's impact on physician shortages

The consensus generally indicates that health reform will exacerbate current or looming physician shortages across the country, particularly in primary care . Long term, the nation may see a shortage