Addressing Provider Shortages in Rural America: The Role of State Opt-Out Policy Adoptions in Promoting Hospital Anesthesia Provision.
Scott L FeyereisenNeeraj A PuroWilliam McConnellPublished 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.