[alistairSH]

But that routine care is a good case for PAs/NPs. Pulling blood once and year and refilling my inhaler doesn’t require any speciality knowledge that only an MD would have. Most people shouldn’t have any reason to avoid one for their annual check or treating a run-of-the-mill illness.

[alex_sf]

Even that is arguable; I'd rather see an MD for an annual physical. It seems like a routine thing to people not in the medical field, but there are a ton of little things that are checked and could be caught early. I'd rather have an actual doctor performing it.