Trends in Participation in Medicare Among Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, 2013-2019

• DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24368
• Publication Date: 2022-07-29T15:58:40Z
• Authors: Seokmin Oh; Alex McDowell; Nicole M. Benson; Benjamin Lê Cook; Vicki Fung
• Keywords: Mental Health Services; Psychiatry; Mental Health; Research Letter; Humans; Nurse Practitioners; Medicare; United States; Aged

Medicare psychiatrists in 2013 and 2019, although increases the proportion of HSAs with PMHNPs may have helped some rural areas maintain access to psychiatric prescribers.A limitation is that this study excluded clinical nurse specialists psychologists who can prescribe states.We underestimated PMHNP participation due prevalence incident-to-billing under which care provided by billed a physician's National Provider Identifier number. 6Identification delivery models maximize availability different clinician types critical for improving mental health care, particularly areas.