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> There aren't enough primary care doctors and the work is being farmed out to nurse practitioners and physician's assistants Thanks for the insight, but is th
by theforceawakens 10y ago
> There aren't enough primary care doctors and the work is being farmed out to nurse practitioners and physician's assistants
Thanks for the insight, but is there any empirical evidence here?
- emodendroket 10y agoThere is quite a bit and that this phenomenon is happening is not controversial. I turned this up quickly; you could probably find better sources with more careful research: http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/tapping-nurse-practitioners-to-meet-rising-demand-for-primary-care/ http://kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/tapping-nurse-practition...