Nurse practitioners get same insurance pay as doctors

Requires the state and private health insurers to reimburse claims for healthcare services provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants at the same amount as the reimbursement paid to a physician performing the service in the area served.

Introduced· 2026-02-27

Who's it for

Who's it for: Nurse practitioners and physician assistants

What it means for you

7/10Helps you

Good for everyday people ·

Cost shift

Draft summary, still being checked against the official bill text. Read the source to confirm.

If passed, insurers would have to pay nurse practitioners and physician assistants the same amount as doctors for the same services, which could affect your health coverage costs.

Our take

What we think, in plain words.

The bill could make it easier to find care, because more providers will be paid fairly, but it might also raise insurance premiums as companies pay higher rates.

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The facts

What the bill actually says, no spin.

The bill says state and private insurers must reimburse NPs and PAs at the same rate as physicians in the same area.
It applies to all health insurance claims for services provided by NPs and PAs.
The bill is introduced in the Rhode Island House and sent to the Health & Human Services Committee.
No vote has taken place yet; the committee will study the measure.