Skip to main content
search
Main navigation
Home
About
About ACSH
Financials
Our Team
Video
Donate
Publications
Media/Contact
Subscribe
Write For Us
Mid-level providers
email
facebook
twitter
linkedin
pocket
reddit
print
We Are Seeing Physicians Less and Nurse Practitioners More - Do You Want Brand Name or Generic?
A recent study of commercial insurance claims for patients under 65 found that total visits to primary care providers (PCP) [1], mid-level providers, and specialists fell 4% from 2012 to 2016.
Read more
Subscribe to Mid-level providers
ACSH relies on donors like you. If you enjoy our work, please contribute.
Make your tax-deductible gift today!
DONATE
Popular articles
Great Women of Science: Gertrude Elion, the Nobelist and Inventor Without a PhD
Ivermectin Now Available for the Asking
When Additives Collide: The Hidden Chemistry of Ultra-Processed Foods
The Great Unraveling: Trump Administration’s Budget Proposal is an Assault on American Science
'American Pie' Remix — Featuring RFK Jr.’s Sewer Swim
ACSH Podcasts
Podcast: Scientific Consensus: A Concept Past Its Expiration Date?
Podcast: Politics, Apathy Doomed Pandemic Response Long Before COVID
Podcast: 'Mustard Mathmagic.' Hot Dogs Still Don't Cause Cancer
Podcast: Should We End Government Science Funding? A Friendly Debate
Podcast: Craving a Scapegoat: Is Sugar Really 'Addictive'?
More podcasts
Latest from Henry
The Great Unraveling: Trump Administration’s Budget Proposal is an Assault on American Science
The Media and I: Casey Means, MD
‘Wellness’ Grifters’ Snake Oil Imperils Animal and Public Health
The Media and I: Mosquitos Meet Their Match
More articles
Latest from Josh
Super Smart Bra for Detecting Drugs in Breast Milk
'American Pie' Remix — Featuring RFK Jr.’s Sewer Swim
Kidney Stones Are Torture. So's a Chemistry Lesson About Them
Chickens Never Learn
More articles
Latest from Chuck
What I Am Reading May 22nd
Sleep Like A Local: Why One-Size-Fits-All Sleep Advice Doesn’t Fit Anyone
When Additives Collide: The Hidden Chemistry of Ultra-Processed Foods
A Good Walk: Eye Movements, Heart Rates, and the Science of Serenity
More articles