Watch: Real-World Legislative Testimony Explains Why Physician-Led Care is Critical

Rebekah Bernard, MD, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services on September 18, 2024. As Texas lawmakers considered scope of practice measures in the nation’s second most populous state, Dr. Bernard brought deep insights, powerful data, and a clear message that physician-led care is the only safe healthcare.

Watch this video excerpt from the hearing and you will see one of the nation’s foremost experts (and authors) on patient safety clearly articulating to lawmakers why independent practice for nurse practitioners will lead to patient harm. Dr. Bernard not only brought data to the hearing, she made a compelling presentation and answered questions from her extensive experience and research. She points to the vast differences in training an education between physicians and NPs as well as the private equity threat to patient safety as they push for the lowest-paid practitioners to render care for maximum profit.

When physicians stand up for patient safety, lawmakers listen. Watch as Dr. Bernard gives a master-class in real-world, legislative advocacy for patient safety.

Rebekah Bernard, MD, is a family physician practicing in Florida, the author of two books, one of the founders and the former president of Physicians for Patient Protection, and a leading national voice on patient safety.