Defying The AMA, Some Politicians Lower Standards For Practicing Medicine by Leah Binder
Last week, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed into law a bill that invents a brand new provider, which they call an “assistant physician,” who has not completed the three to four years of residency most physicians do, hasn’t taken all the exams, and will be called “doctor” by patients. The American Medical Association voted overwhelmingly that this kind of provider is not qualified…