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60. The Doctor Is Out. The Physician Assistant Is In.

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Do Nurse Practitioners Do Better or Worse?

The number of nurse practitioners is expected to grow by 46% over the next 10 years. Do patients who see a nurse practitioner do better or worse than those who see a doctor? It turns out that's a hard question to study, says David Frum. "We don't just compare the outcomes in this paper," he says.

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