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'''Physicians for Patient Protection''' (PPP) is a conservative grassroots organization of practicing and retired physicians, residents, and medical students. Their mission is to protect the American healthcare system by advocating for physician-led care.<ref>https://www.physiciansforpatientprotection.org/about-us/</ref> The group began in 2016 as a grassroots social media movement and was officially incorporated as a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization in 2018.<ref>https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/clinical-care/why-physician-assistants-and-nurse-practitioners-need-supervision-say-physician-groups</ref>

The group's president is physician and author Rebekah Bernard from [[Florida]].<ref>https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/doctor-or-nurse-understanding-the-complexities-of-medical-titles</ref> The group has over 12,000 members.<ref>https://stateofreform.com/featured/2021/02/a-physicians-response-should-registered-nurse-practitioners-be-reimbursed-at-the-same-rate-as-physicians/</ref> Their primary issue is addressing the encroachment of non-physicians into primary care with expanded full practice authority (FPA). Bernard has authored the book Patients at Risk with co-author and physician Niran Al-Agba to expose the dangers of elevating lesser trained healthcare practitioners.<ref>http://csahq.org/news/blog/detail/csa-online-first/2020/12/10/book-review-on-patients-at-risk-the-rise-of-nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants-in-healthcare-by-niran-al-agba-and-rebekah-bernard</ref>

The group has publicly opposed legislation to expand full practice authority for nurse practitioners, including California Assembly Bill 890<ref>https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article246035050.html</ref> and Texas House Bill 2029<ref>https://aapsonline.org/no-to-hb-2029-protect-patient-safety-in-texas/</ref> with the [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]].

Amber Colville, internist from [[Mississippi]] and charter member of PPP, served as a recommended physician on [[Donald Trump|President Trump]]'s 2020 Physician Advisory Board.<ref>https://www.physiciansforreform.org/files/4115/8623/7344/_Trump_2020_Physician_Advisory_Board.pdf</ref>

==See also==
* [[American Medical Association]]
* [[Association of American Physicians and Surgeons]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.physiciansforpatientprotection.org Official website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfHbaCJAaZc0XKGyjFZdlzg Official YouTube channel]
* [https://twitter.com/pppforpatients/ Official Twitter account]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pppforpatients/ Official Facebook account]
* [https://www.instagram.com/pppforpatients/ Official Instagram account]

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