Many of them will just vote for whomever demands that the physicians work for whatever pittance is available.
zerO and the donks will spin this against the GOP and the medical profession. They will divide the med staff by proclaiming that patients can see an APRN or a PA, whom they think will be happy to do the work for little pay.
In our local hospital, the charge to the patient/insurance is identical for an appointment with an MD or an appointment with a PA. Not to denigrate any specific credential, but if you need expertise, you need expertise. There are excellent ancillary health care professionals, but there is a reason it is more difficult to become a physician than to become a PA and there is a reason why it takes more time.
the charge is the same but, the insurance company only pays 80% for a PA/NPC of what it does for a DR... and then, only because there are DRs around in private practice, the DR is NOT always around for the PA to bill under(incident to) and then the pay is even less
and if they DO full bill when the DR isn't there, it's ILLEGAL...