New Maine Law Increases Patient Access to Anesthesia Delivery by Requiring Insurers to Cover CRNA Services
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Applauds Maine Legislation Providing Direct Reimbursement for CRNAs
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PARK RIDGE, Ill., April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/
(AANA) A new law signed April 6 by Maine Governor Janet Mills requires Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) services to be covered and reimbursed by insurers, consistent with other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in the state. The law also states that insurers may not prohibit CRNAs from participating in provider networks, offering patients across the state greater access to high-quality care.
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Maine Compass: Looking for health policy leadership? Choose a nurse
Nurses know what works and what doesn’t. They’ve been there and done that, and they can offer solutions to the seemingly intractable public health and societal problems America faces.
By Susan DeCarlo-Piccirillo
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Gov. Janet Mills is facing many challenges, with a pandemic and its economic devastation at the top of the list.
The arduous process of choosing hundreds of appointees to staff state agencies to manage these crises, is ongoing. As president of the Maine Association of Nurse Anesthetists, I would entreat Gov. Mills to consider appointing nurses to move our state forward and help keep our residents safe.