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AAFP NEWS NOW - October 28, 2008

Click here to read AAFP NEWS NOW article AAFP Prevails in Efforts to Clarify Difference Between Physicians and 'Dr. Nurse' and here to read AANP response.  ________________________________________________________________________

Alaska Medicare patients rejected by doctors - October 21, 2008

Click here to read The Anchorage Daily News article Alaska Medicare patients rejected by doctors and here for response from AANP Alaska State Representative Catherine Giessel.
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Parade Article The Crisis in Primary Care - October 18, 2008

Click here to read the Parade article The Crisis in Primary Care and here to read AANP response. 
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Boston Globe Across Mass., wait to see doctors grows access to care, insurance law cited for delays - September 22, 2008

Click here to read the Boston Globe article Across Mass., wait to see doctors grows access to care, insurance law cited for delays and here to read the response submitted by Nancy O'Rourke, AANP MA State Representative. 
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AARP Mending Medicare - 2008
 
Click here to read the AARP Mending Medicare brochure and here to read AANP response. 
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AARP Bulletin - September 2008
 
The September 2008 AARP Bulletin featured an article titled "Where Have All the Doctors Gone?".  Click here to read the AANP response to this article.  ________________________________________________________________________
 
Erie Times-News Article - August 11, 2008

The Erie Times-News ran an article and audio roundtable on their website, www.goerie.com dated August 11, 2008.  Click here for article.  The article titled Physician leaders gather for roundtable was a clearly physician-biased presentation about the nature of healthcare providers and contained erroneous information about the quality of NP provided care.  AANP has responded with a letter to the Erie Times-News asking them to consider convening a roundtable of NP leaders in Pennsylvania to provide their perspective on healthcare in the state.  Click here to view the AANP response.

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Nationally Syndicated Columnist Dr. Peter Gott Article - July 14, 2008

On July 14, 2008, nationally syndicated columnist Dr. Peter Gott replied to the an inquiry about NP practice. Click here to view the article. Although the article was essentially positive, AANP President Dee Swanson has sent a letter to Dr. Gott correcting a few of the misstatements in his response. Click here to read the AANP response.