Tom Daschle Outlines a Workforce for "the New Health Care World"

In a recent post to the Health Affairs Blog, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle calls for all primary care practitioners to practice to the fullest extent of their training as one solution to meeting America's health care demands. Daschle writes that nurse practitioners are and will continue to be in greater demands as they take on larger roles in team based and primary care. Nurse practitioners are a critical component to health care transformation. 

Daschle invites policy makers to maximize the roles of all health professionals, along with a host of other innovative solutions to meet America's growing health care challenges. Read more here.