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Exactly this. The VA already is hiring as many midlevels (NP/PA) as possible so that they don't have to hire MDs. You wouldn't believe how low the bar is to bec
by yhoneycomb 4y ago
Exactly this. The VA already is hiring as many midlevels (NP/PA) as possible so that they don't have to hire MDs. You wouldn't believe how low the bar is to become an NP. PAs receive substantially better training, but at the end of the day they are still midlevels.
Worse still, many NP programs are now giving out "doctorates" of nursing practice so that NPs can introduce themselves to the patient as "Dr." Smith.
In short, the VA is willing to gamble with your life if it means saving a few bucks. It's pretty harrowing.
- nradov 4y agoIs there any evidence that care by midlevels produces worse outcomes for routine cases?
- yhoneycomb 4y agoPlenty. Here is perhaps the most recent: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/amid-doctor-shortage-nps-and-pas-seemed-fix-data-s-nope https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/... But of course, nobody cares. The rich will get MDs and the poor will get midlevels.