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Well, to be fair, doctors sold themselves out. In New Jersey and New York City, I have to explicitly state that I only want to meet with an MD and not an assis
by Dowwie 3y ago
Well, to be fair, doctors sold themselves out. In New Jersey and New York City, I have to explicitly state that I only want to meet with an MD and not an assistant physician or nurse practitioner. As to how this is even legal is probably explained by insurance company lobbying efforts for cost control.
- alistairSH 3y agoThat hasn't been quite my experience. I've used PAs/NPs when it was appropriate (annual physical, etc) - I don't need an MD to take a blood sample, run a blood pressure check, and read of a standard checklist of questions. And I've seen MDs when that was appropriate (specialist procedures, things that aren't "a cold", etc). There's room for both.
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- legitster 3y agoWell, there is a nationwide (potentially global) doctor shortage. It's not like doctors are sitting in a room twiddling their thumbs because insurance companies in the US are cheap. Residency programs are kept artificially low through successful efforts of the AMA to intentionally limit the number of doctors in the US.
- screye 3y agoDoctors are a cartel. Every organization that artificially controls the number of doctors is run by doctors. Ofc, no individual doctor is malicious, but their continued support of what's effectively a 5-10 year hazing is at the core of the issue.