It’s already here. Many production line type clinics allow (require?) patients to see PAs (physician’s assistants) instead of actual physicians for routine matters.
Wow, has America sunk that low? I haven’t returned to the US since about 4 years ago. I recall a time when American medical care was perceived as best in the world. A year ago, I met an American executive who told me that more US doctors were moving to China to work here. He said, ObamaCare regulations were imposing too many restrictions on doctors and these doctors could enjoy more freedom to work in China. He cited a so-called regulation that mandated time-limits on medical check-ups in the US. Doctors in the US could face punitive measures for exceeding a time limit of a patient’s visit, and in China there is no such law.