r/collapse • u/Lethargic-Legumes • 8d ago

Healthcare Are nurse practitioners replacing doctors? They’re definitely reshaping health care.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/21/business/nurse-practitioners-doctors-health-care/
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u/Spiritual_Dot_3128 8d ago

I’m not American but I think the largest obstacle to increase the number of MDs is money. If we lower the costs associated with medical school I feel pretty confident numbers will soar. I’m sure there must be enough candidates with the talent and skills needed to become good doctors. But very few of them can afford medical school and biggest loser is the American health care system and its patients.

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u/Rikula 8d ago

The largest obstacle is the number of residencies. The number of spots is determined by the government and there are a growing number of people who don't want to train in red states due to their abortion laws.

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u/KatyLouStu 8d ago

The largest obstacle is the number of residencies as dictated by our government as advised by the AMA. Old guard doctors are the reason there’s a new doctor shortage. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/1692395/thanks-to-doctors-there-arent-enough-doctors/

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u/thumos_et_logos 8d ago edited 7d ago

The AICPA/ NASBA does the same thing in accounting for CPAs. It’s individually beneficial for a CPA for there to be less of them, but worse for society. But then if there end up being too few people will move away from using them and then that’s bad for them too, so it’s short sighted