12-04-2015, 10:30 PM
(12-04-2015, 07:38 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: If the prices drop like a rock doctors and their dwindling revenue aren't going to hire more NPs, they will hire less to reduce their overhead. We already have a shortage of family practice doctors because of specialization and this will encourage more doctors to specialize further exacerbating the FP shortage.
I am quite sure someone will fill the void left and grind out patients. Besides if a doctor is good patients will stay with them. I am fully aware profits will drop and probably run some out of the business. This will force changing how they conduct their practices. I don't see a problem with that... People will go where they get the best care for the cost.
The neighborhood doctor would actually return.
