Coalition for Access to Health Care

12/13/2025

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional.”

10/29/2025

. formally endorses my bills to increase the scope of practice for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and pharmacists, calling this healthcare legislation “a vital step toward ensuring equitable access to care for all South Carolinians.”

10/23/2025

Medical Affairs Subcommittee meeting November 5th from 10 am to 5 pm will hear testimony on bills 44 (PA), 45 (APRN), 669 (Physician led team). All APRNs are encouraged to attend!

09/11/2025

08/07/2025

The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States quadrupled from 91,000 in 2007 to 431,000 in 2024. But does this remarkable growth result in improved access to primary care where it is needed most?

07/17/2025

The Coalition for Access to Health Care and the South Carolina Nurses' Association will be hosting a monthly town hall meeting on July 28th. We will be addressing the restrictive bill 669 as well as our full practice authority bill. We, the South Carolina APRNs need to come together and work on defeating 669 and continue to support access to healthcare by supporting Senate bill 45. There are templates for letters to your legislators on both the SCNA and the Coalition websites. -We have been informed that 559, 45, and other scope of practice bills will be heard in sub-committee this fall.

Please join us on the 28th and also, please forward to all your APRN friends and colleagues. It is important that this information is shared over all of South Carolina.

Here is the link to share for our APRNs to register for the APRN Town Hall, July 28, 2025. 6-8 PM

Here is the registration link along with some social media friendly marketing, thanks to Rosie at SCNA

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: APRN Call to Action TOWN HALL July 28, 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

07/17/2025

Join us on the 28th!

Join the Coalition for Access to Health Care and the SCNA for a APRN Town Hall Meeting Webinar on July 28, 2025
To register go to https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ITcOoVfiSViaamVoIerIxQ

05/26/2025

This bill restricts our practices significantly! Oppose this bill today!

South Carolina’s Senate Bill 669 is a step backward for healthcare. It adds costly, unnecessary regulations on APRNs—forcing them to hire physicians to lead their own teams. This means higher costs for patients and less access to care, especially in vulnerable communities.

APRNs, CNSs, and nurse midwives should remain under the Board of Nursing—as they do in 47 other states. Let nurses do what they’re trained to do: deliver safe, effective care.

Find your lawmaker here https://www.scstatehouse.gov/legislatorssearch.php

05/09/2025