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NPR Plugs PAs
March 8, 2010 12:41 PM by Heather Simons

A recent entry in NPR's health blog Shots turns its attention to the growing presence of PAs in current health care reform discussions, focusing specifically on AAPA president Stephen Hanson's appearance at the bipartisan health summit. As ADVANCE reported Read More...

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New Health Care Reform Bill Recognizes PAs
September 18, 2009 9:22 AM by Heather Simons

In a move that gets the ball rolling for health care reform, Montana Sen. Max Baucus has released America’s Healthy Future Act of 2009. While the bill is not yet complete, it contains several provisions in favor of physician assistants: The bill treats Read More...

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12 Physician Assistant Moments for 2008
December 31, 2008 10:07 AM by Stephen Cornell

This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year. *** January Annals of Family Medicine Read More...

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NYT Explains Physician Assistants
August 11, 2008 2:43 PM by Stephen Cornell

The New York Times published a very basic article about the physician assistant profession on Aug. 9. When Mr. Kelly was in college, his older brother, then a medical student, mentioned the role of physician assistant — a “midlevel” health care provider Read More...

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PAs and Retail-Based Health Clinics
May 8, 2008 3:55 PM by Stephen Cornell

The AAPA has a cover story on retail-based health clinics in the May 15 AAPA News . If in-store health clinics were a stock, should you buy, sell, or hold? Industry watchers predict that the number of walk-in retail medical clinics nationwide will jump Read More...

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