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Will the actual outcomes be significantly worse? Will this lead to more affordability for actual people or this is simply a money grab? (Even if this is, if thi
by pas 5y ago
Will the actual outcomes be significantly worse? Will this lead to more affordability for actual people or this is simply a money grab? (Even if this is, if this works will this lead to lower costs across the market?)
At least the company has to think that they can win/handle any lawsuit that might arise due to decreased doctor-patient interaction, and that is not necessarily a bad thing.
- rsi20100 5y agoAs a physician who is intricately familiar with the educational and training deficiencies of NPs and PAs, I certainly would not be comfortable having a midlevel provider as my primary, either in the hospital or outpatient. It's surely a money grab given the cost of employing a PA/NP versus a physician. As with everything in life you get what you pay for and surely one's own life is not worth cheaping out on.
- uslic001 5y agoAs a fellow physician I agree with your statement completely.
- rsi20100 5y agoAnd generally it isn't any more affordable for patients...here in the US you get the same insurance bill regardless of whether you get seen by a physician or not.
- uslic001 5y agoShould be a little cheaper if no physician directly sees the patient as midlevel's can't charge as much as physicians for most insurance companies.