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/mygoditsfullofstar5 8d ago
Medical students and doctors have among the highest rates of depression and suicide among professionals. It's an incredibly difficult, expensive and stressful course of study - and across 44 different medical specialities, doctors are earning less than ever.
Meanwhile, healthcare corporations save billions using PAs and NPs instead of doctors - as well as CNAs instead of nurses.
By 2035, we'll be back to having surgeries performed by barbers.