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Originally Posted by thelegges
The first PA program was in the mid 60s. Physicians started hiring for their practice late 90s early 2000, when insurance companies allowed visit and surgeries to be billed.
No matter what state you live in PAs have always be highly regarded. Most were hired in hospitals. Physicians had to pay them out of their practice if they were used privately, thus it was a luxury.
Now it a necessity, not a luxury, to have a PA or a FA in office and surgery, they have become more prominent in the community.
Like a first responder PAs or FAs can get medical issue expedited to the best medical care needed.
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Yeah PAs are immediately under doctors on the medical care food chain, with Nurse Practitioners being a close second. Usually I'll see "whoever is available" at a group practice where I'm a patient. Of all the non-office-staff there, there's only been one PA who I didn't like at all. The rest gave excellent care, understood my medical needs, and encouraged me to be pro-active in my health.
I've seen over a dozen PAs throughout the years and only one of them left me with a negative impression of her. I can say the same for the doctors I've had throughout the years. Just one that I didn't like.
The OP had an unfavorable experienced, talked it out with the omnibudsmen (I'm assuming that's what they were, or how they were functioning), and got it resolved.
Glad for the update OP and hopefully you'll get the care you and your wife should get, going forward!