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Old 12-23-2022, 05:43 PM
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Even now, medical offices are depending on nurses and physician assistants to see patients instead of a medical doctor. Apparently, insurance companies are willing to reimburse non-doctor exams at the same rate. Usually, when I am asked to see a nurse or PA, I refuse.
We have found for basic stuff a PA or nurse practitioner can do just as good as job diagnosing us as the Dr. And we get to see them faster.