As 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

As 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.