ABSTRACT
Lack of third-party reimbursement is one of the major impediments to the use of nurse practitioner services. Although NPs have been successful in obtaining third-party reimbursement under some health care plans, barriers still exist, such as opposition by medical societies, procedural problems and restrictive interpretations of state licensure laws. Consumer education about available health care and legislative involvement of NPs are two ways to attain third-party reimbursement for NPs. However, NPs first must have a clear understanding of third-party reimbursement, including how it is mandated and which providers and services are covered, before they can educate the consumer and become involved with legislation.
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Insurance, Health, Reimbursement , Nurse Practitioners/economics , Humans , Licensure, Nursing , Nurse Practitioners/legislation & jurisprudence , Societies, Medical , United StatesABSTRACT
1 Antipyrine clearance has been measured from serial saliva samples in 36 healthy adult Indo-Pakistani immigrants to Britain, to assess the effect of dietary differences within this population. 2 Clearance (mean +/- s.e. mean) was significantly slower in 16 lactovegetarians (0.54 +/- 0.06 ml min -1 kg -1) than in the subjects who ate meat regularly (0.91 +/-0.07 ml min -1 kg -1). 3 The absence of meat from the diet was associated with a significantly smaller daily intake of dietary protein, which was abnormally low by Western standards. 4 It is likely that the contrast in daily protein intake between the dietary subgroups was largely responsible for the differences observed in antipyrine clearance.
