nurse practitioners

One way to reduce healthcare costs, especially on the medical side of the equation has been to increase the utilization of mid-level or advanced care practitioners, e.g., nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

There is little doubt that there is a war going on in the US - a war against doctors, a terrible development by any measure  And there is plenty of evidence to back this up.

We have entered dangerous times in my beloved medical profession. Non-doctor health professionals, backed by powerful lobbies, are increasingly interested in the easing of certain practice restrictions.