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Addressing Provider Shortages in Rural America: The Role of State Opt-Out Policy Adoptions in Promoting Hospital Anesthesia Provision.

Scott L FeyereisenNeeraj A PuroWilliam McConnell
Published in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2020)
Given that we found no evidence that being in an opt-out state increases the odds of using CRNAs in hospitals, we contribute to the growing literature suggesting that states adopting the opt-out policy have not realized increased health care access or reduced health care costs. As a result of other contextual restrictions on hospitals' decision-making, simply adopting the opt-out policy has not been enough to address anesthesia provider shortages.
Keyphrases
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