PBS NewsHour

Are Nurse Practitioners the Solution to Shortage of...

Clip: 05/26/2011 | 7m 5s

As more Americans become covered by health insurance, the need for primary care is on the rise, but there is a shortage of primary-care physicians. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Philadelphia on the growing role of nurse practitioners as primary caregivers.

Aired: 05/26/11

Rating: NR

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