Their goal is to help people be as healthy as possible. Nurse Practitioners advocate health promotion and disease prevention. Nurse Practitioners have prescribing privileges in 43 states.
Legislation is pending in the remaining.
While all NP's advocate health promotion and disease prevention the services offered are based upon their education. The care that NPs provide is very good according to numerous government and private studies. Though not by all, many insurers do cover NP services. As they learn about the high quality and cost-effective care NPs provide insurers are including them as reimbursable providers. If your insurance company doesn't reimburse NPs, insist they do.