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Old 08-24-2025, 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
That seems unfair to the patients. When I go to a doctor I want to see a doctor, not a PA or an NP.

And wouldn’t that make TVH more profitable? Hire some doctors and lots of PAs and NPs and direct a lot of your patients to the PA or NP.

Do you have a ballpark idea what the difference is in pay between a doctor and a PA or an NP? I doubt if they get 85% of a doctor’s pay.
In my case, I cannot be "directed" to a PA or an NP. Unless I have an emergency, I tell the scheduler that I will only make an appointment with a medical doctor. Period.
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