re: Defeat the Nurse Practitioner scope of practice expansion - Louisiana SB 187

Nice to meet u. What did I do wrong besides the punctuation. Come back anytime you are welcome here even with your robots

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democratic socialist new age government care

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I agree. Appointments are harder to make these days and doctors are always in a hurry.

Lucas is designing robots to aid in this area of your concern

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Holler at me if you're ever in Oakdale

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Roger Wilco. I do love that, on this site, people can be civil even if they disagree. Like I said, you seem like good people and I wish you the best.

LATigerdoc

You have given some very insightful comments on why the medical profession needs its current division of nurse practitioners and doctors.

However, as others have noted, the problem is not your logic but the logic of the common man. On average, people will happily pay for cheaper alternatives. Convincing the populus that a doctor is worth the extra $$ is becoming harder with the current state of health care.

BTW this thread is longer than ALL of the Southern threads combined.

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However, as others have noted, the problem is not your logic but the logic of the common man. On average, people will happily pay for cheaper alternatives. Convincing the populus that a doctor is worth the extra $$ is becoming harder with the current state of health care.

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Y'all realize a copay is going to be the same for a primary care doctor and a primary care NP, right? I don't see how this is going to make health care more affordable, especially if misdiagnoses increase repeat visits.

Yeah for a pregnancy it would probably be best to use an OBGYN, however for my ear infection or flu, a NP could do the trick.

Story: went to the ER one night in College. Had no insurance. NP checked my ear gave me a shot and got me a script. A real doctor came in and looked at my ear and left, and I got a bill for $900 from the hospital, paid and all good. Then a $900 bill came from the doctor, frick that. I never paid it, that worthless SOB. So you won't get any sympathy from me. A NP can deal with a ton of minor stuff without the overwhelming cost of the MDs.

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Y'all realize a copay is going to be the same for a primary care doctor and a primary care NP, right?

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But a visit that is subject to deductible, which is a ton of them right now, would be 20% cheaper.

Outcomes will be poorer

Word on the street is the Np camp may lobby to throw some amendnents on this bill and try to legislatively ram it through to get it passed.

Express your opposition and call your Rep. This bill is bad - it removes the doctor from the patient room. Needs to be defeated