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Except that's the status quo. These days, all but the most intense of medical procedures is being done by increasingly less qualified people.

Nurse too expensive? Get a CPA!

Most of the time I go for checkups I see a CPA for the majority of the time, a nurse for less, and almost no time with a doctor. Excepts are usually for surgery or other intense operations.

This idea of "just let less holistically trained people do the work" honestly sucks. Dentists are better on average at teeth cleaning than dental cleaning specialists. MDs are better on average at putting IV needles in, etc




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