Sexual HealthNational Association Of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Supports The Preserving Patient Access To Primary Care Act
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) praises Representative Allyson Schwartz and nearly 100 cosponsors of The Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act for their leadership in health care reform. This legislation, which will increase the number of primary care providers and improve patient access to primary care services, is a critical step if we truly are to reform our health care delivery system. Our nation needs leaders like Representative Schwartz to affect real and lasting change in our health care system.
We know that policy makers face many challenges in their efforts to compose a comprehensive health reform proposal. True change will require balancing the need to increase access to care for all, stabilizing provider reimbursement and ensuring we do not stifle technological advancements all while driving out of control health care costs and improving quality. Though it is difficult to say that any one of these areas is more worthy of focus than the others, none of them can be achieved if there are not enough primary health care providers who are willing and available to treat patients in every community across the country. Unless we have providers focused on preventative care and comprehensive care of chronic illness we will not realize improved patient outcomes and financial savings. Representative Schwartz"s bill addresses just this is! sue.
NAPNAP president Linda Lindeke said, "Health care reform can only be a reality if we utilize all of our res. The Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act provides patients" access to more than 125,000 nurse practitioners in ways that have not been possible in the past. Nurse practitioners" advanced preparation in primary care practice and focus on comprehensive patient care makes them particularly well-qualified to lead the medical home and other care coordination models and in the delivery of primary care services to patients across the country."
She added, "Today we celebrate Representative Schwartz and her colleagues who have joined in an effort to ensure that we all have access to primary care. We call upon providers, insurers, patients and individuals across the health care industry to stand with them in their fight for patients" access to primary care."
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners