On a personal note..., my own physician (of over 20 years) feels that since God did not give me wings I shouldn't fly (he has to take a anxiety drug in order to even fly on an airliner)! So, I will continue to go to an FAA Designated Medical Examiner for flight physicals as I have for the past 50 years! They are invariably pilots themselves and are fully knowledgeable concerning medical health and flight capacity....
Yes, that's my plan too.
The big difference with the implementation of this rule is that you can see your AME (Aviation Medical Examiner) as a licensed physician, rather than as an AME reporting to the FAA.
All of the examination and questions will remain confidential between you and the doctor and do not get reported back to the FAA. This will make it easier for pilots with older problems - such as 10 year old bypass surgery - to simply talk to the doctor rather than getting 10 year old reports and updates from a cardiac doctor.
It's also been reported that some doctors won't perform the examinations due to liability concerns, even though they are OK with giving commercial truck driver medical exams.