Associations between state scope of practice laws and US physician assistant wages from 1997 to 2017: a longitudinal analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to determine whether, and to what degree, variations in physician assistant (PA) state scope of practice (SOP) laws across states are associated with (1) PA median wage over time and (2) if a specific SOP key element has greater impact on PA median wage than others. We hypothesise that expanded SOP laws will be associated with higher PA wage.

Design

Longitudinal analysis from 1997 to 2017.

Setting

Fifty states and the District of Columbia (US capital region).

Participants

Employed PAs from 1997 to 2017.

Methods

Four national data sets were combined to allow for longitudinal analysis of state-level annual PA wage and state SOP laws. We used linear regression models to explore the associations of SOP elements with PA

SUBMITTER: Valentin VL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8375714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature