Question

what are barriers to APRN reimbursement

Answer 1

Ans) Barriers to APRN reimbursement:

- The passage of legislation and the adoption of regulations related to reimbursement is evolving, with the Affordable Care Act rollout creating an opportunity for APRNs to ad-dress reimbursement parity.

- However, the reimbursement by third-party payers continues to be a practice barrier for many nurses in advanced practice.

- In 2013, Oregon was the first state to pass payment parity for APRNs.

- The transfer of additional accountability for Medicaid from the federal government to the states also has the potential to jeopardize the implementation of federal mandates for services and access to APRNs as providers, especially if APRN sare seen as primary care providers only to underserved populations that are financially undesirable to physicians.

- APRNs must be careful that they not be seen as physician-substitutes or physician-extenders but rather as APRNs who bring a different perspective and science to patient care; otherwise,the current autonomy we enjoy and the level of autonomy we hope to attain may disappear.