Moving work to lower level practitioners is functionally equivalent to reducing physician requirements. Of course companies are going to do anything they can t

Moving work to lower level practitioners is functionally equivalent to reducing physician requirements. Of course companies are going to do anything they can to reduce prices. And of course the industry is going to put out flattering white papers in support of their cost cost cutting measures. Yet those reduced costs haven't been passed on to consumers or measurably improved medical care, so the argument merely that the industry is doing something is a poor argument in favor of it from a consumer/public health/societal standpoint. Some companies love to outsource labor to countries with relaxed labor laws. That isn't a convincing argument against the need for labor regulations.