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To: i-node who wrote (833653)	2/1/2015 6:49:12 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Recommended By bentway Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577111

I wouldn't say that. Physician fees are definitely down. Substantially. Because government can, when it wants to, just pay less. And they're doing it. If you want to talk about something the jury is still out on -- that would be it. What is THAT going to do to health care long-term? That's a good question to ask, since it will undoubtedly have serious adverse consequences. But you're right, it will take some time for those consequences to become apparent. The phrase, "I have a doctor's appointment" is leaving our vernacular, being replaced by, "I'm going to see my nurse." And if you think that isn't a substantial reduction in the quality of care, you've lost it. We won't fix the cost problem until we get control over the crazy and wildly varying costs of health care in the US. As for your comment on nurses providing care in place of a doctor, the health care delivery system had been moving in the direction of NPs and PAs LONG before Obamacare came along...and this had been viewed as a beneficial step in costs controls for low risk medical care....now it's fertile ground for political attacks. What a surprise. uta.edu Al