(n.d.). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses: Where is the Financial Safety Net? Prescriptive Authority APRNs can prescribe under their own signature in many states. This policy helps cover the costs of injuries and property . E&M codes will have to suffice at this time. Thus, their recommendation was to continue with the 85% reimbursement rate (MedPAC, 2002). This inhibits the ability to track the number of patients assessed and managed by NPPs (Rapsilber, 2019). Has a Master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice in a defined clinical area of nursing from an accredited educational institution and. Certain procedures can only be performed by a physician and need referral for those specialized medical procedures (MedPAC, 2002). This allowed NPs to practice at the full scope of their license and certification and assume a more autonomous role in caring for the increased number of patients who sought care during the pandemic. Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services Except for a minority of patients who pay their own medical bills, every encounter between an NP and a patient has a third-party participantthe payer. Portable Coverage - Take it with you. The 85% reimbursement policy is supported by the rationale that physicians have higher student loans, pay practice overhead cost, have higher malpractice premiums, and care for more complex patients (MedPAC, 2002). (2019a). Most nurse practitioners are aware that Medicare reimburses nurse practitioners 85% of the physician rate. Dr. Greenberg earned Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and was a Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar. . ISSN: 1091-3734 American Nurses Association - 8515 Georgia Avenue - Suite 400 - Silver Spring, MD 20910, Sherry A. Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAANP, FAAN, Patricia Pittman, PhD, FAAN; Jeongyoung Park, PhD, Linda Millenbach, Ph.D, RN; Frances E. Crosby, Ed.D, RN; Jerome Niyirora, Ph.D, MS, RHIA; Kathleen Sellers, PhD, RN; Rhonda Maneval, DEd, RN; Jen Pettis, MS, RN, CNE, WCC; Noreen B. Brennan, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC; Mary Anne Gallagher, DNP, RN, Ped-BC; Nancy Michela, DAHS, MS, RN; Deborah Elliott, MBA, BSN, RN, Chad Rittle DNP, MPH, RN FAAOHN; Lora Walter, DNP, RNC-NIC, Garrett K. Chan, PhD, APRN, FAEN, FPCN, FCNS, FNAP, FAAN; Jana R. Bitton, MPA; Richard L. Allgeyer, PhD; Deborah Elliott, MBA, BSN, RN; Laura R. Hudson, MSN, RN; Patricia Moulton Burwell, PhD, Catherine A. Grano, MSN, RN, CSN-NJ; Eileen M. Gavin, MSN, FNP-BC, NCSN; Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, Lakisha D. Flagg, DrPH, RN, PHNA-BC; Lisa A. Campbell, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, FAAN, Francine H. Sheppard, PhD, RN, CNE, CDP; R. Turner Goins, PhD; Ratchneewan Ross, PhD, RN, FAAN; Kathleen Conte, PhD; Nicole Zonin, MSN, RN, Andrew R. Benson, DNP, MSN, CRNA, FAAN; Jessica S. Peters, DNP, MS, RN, ACNP-BC; Colleen Kennedy, DNP, CNM; Michelle Patch, PhD, MSN, APRN-CNS, ACNS-BC, Blima Marcus, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, OCN; Lindsey H. Danielson, MS, FNP-C; Tamar Y. Frenkel, BSN, RN, Post COVID-19 Reimbursement Parity for Nurse Practitioners.