California’s Physician Assistants: How Scope of Practice Laws Impact Care
September 2018
Timothy Bates, Joanne Spetz, Miranda Werts
Health Care Costs, Workforce
Physician assistants (PAs) provide high-quality care and are more likely to work in rural areas and with underserved populations than are physicians. This paper offers an overview of how PAs operate in California, and explores the research behind the evidence for practice expansion.