Not only do a lot of women ALREADY see midwives and APRNs as their primary provider, they routinely refer to the PAs and APRNs as “my doctor”.
Our local hospital practice charges exactly the same for an appointment with an MD or with their PA. The local orthopod does not do initial appointments, history, basic tests. First, the patient sees his PA for these, then they get a subsequent appointment with the surgeon.
That’s disgraceful. They can call it what they want, but it is NOT medical care.
Of course the Obamas and families of other top Dems will never have to suffer substandard care like this. They’ll never get pushed off to a non-physician for medical care. But that’s what they want for the rest of us.