The American Medical Association (AMA) has been quite transparent about its commitment to preventing America’s health care consumers from choosing to get care from non‐physician health care professionals. The organization actively opposes legislative attempts to expand non‐physician health providers’ “scope of practice.” It has long fought against state laws that permit nurse general practitioners (NPs) and board‐certified family practice nurse practitioners (FNPs) from providing primary care independently from medical doctors, arguing that it would lead to higher costs and reduced safety for patients. It is hypocritical for an organization representing professionals who swear an oath to respect patients’ autonomy to presume to control patients’ choices of health care providers.
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