KevinMD November 19, 2022
Arthur Lazarus, MD, MBA

The American Medical Association (AMA) would have you believe that the biggest threat to the medical profession is “scope creep” – the intrusion of advanced practice providers into medical practice.

The way I see it, this is no big deal; the movement will reach equilibrium, and everyone will play nicely in the sandbox.

In my opinion, the biggest threat to the medical profession is “political creep” – the increasing government intrusion in medical matters.

At first, it was abortion, with the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade. Now it’s transgender youth, with the state of Florida moving to ban gender-affirming treatments and other states considering it.

Despite scientific rationale and support for gender-affirming treatment by the American Medical Association, the...

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