Florida TaxWatch Wants Greater Role for APRNs

Florida TaxWatch released a study on Tuesday which shows allowing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) a greater role in Floridas health care would save the Sunshine State almost $340 million as well as improve access for patients.

"Improving the quality of care for Florida's families through increased access to professionally trained APRNs will ensure our state has the foundation for a sustainable health-care system for the future," said Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch. "APRNs can fill a need stemming from Florida's shortage of doctors and provide much of the primary care that patients are not receiving due to this shortage."

"To move Florida forward and balance access, quality, and cost, both physician and nurse practitioner perspectives need to be considered, always with the patient's best interest coming first," said Tamara Demko,the director of Florida TaxWatchs Center for Health & Aging. "Florida's health-care needs will continue to increase, and every health-care practitioner plays an important role in addressing those needs."

The study can be read here.