nurse practitioner
noun
: a registered nurse who is qualified through advanced training to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician
—abbreviation NP
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Eight groups sued, representing nurse practitioners, therapists, public health workers, speech language pathologists, physician assistants and more.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
In another notable case, a Las Vegas nurse practitioner was charged in a $906 million Medicare and TRICARE fraud scheme involving billing for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts — a crime symptomatic of a viral trend that authorities say has spread across the country.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The first, filed in September 2024 by that nurse practitioner at Eldorado Primary Care, was granted on an emergency basis but later dismissed.
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Molly Parker,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
According to the warrant affidavit, a nurse practitioner who worked at Yale New Haven Hospital stopped her vehicle upon seeing the wreck and began checking to see if everyone was OK.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
In another notable case, a Las Vegas nurse practitioner was charged in a $906 million Medicare and TRICARE fraud scheme involving billing for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts — a crime symptomatic of a viral trend that authorities say has spread across the country.
—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The first, filed in September 2024 by that nurse practitioner at Eldorado Primary Care, was granted on an emergency basis but later dismissed.
—
Molly Parker,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
According to the warrant affidavit, a nurse practitioner who worked at Yale New Haven Hospital stopped her vehicle upon seeing the wreck and began checking to see if everyone was OK.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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