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    Is the Doctor-less Office the Future of Medicine?

    Twenty states have passed laws allowing nurse practitioners to perform duties usually reserved for doctors, without a physician's supervision. It's a boon for rural states where doctors are scarce, but MD's argue patient care suffers. It's just one aspect of the new direction medicine is taking towards lowering cost and taking advantage of higher tech alternatives, exemplified by such practices as telemedicine and remote controlled surgery.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • May 27, 2015 • 51m Listen

    Twenty states have passed laws allowing nurse practitioners to perform duties usually reserved for doctors, without a physician's supervision. It's a boon for rural states where doctors are scarce, but MD's argue patient care suffers. It's just one aspect of the new direction medicine is taking towards lowering cost and taking advantage of higher tech alternatives, exemplified by such practices as telemedicine and remote controlled surgery. Barbara Bogaev guests hosts.

    Also, FIFA officials are indicted for corruption. On today's Talking Point, a dream deferred -- for both undocumented immigrants and President Obama – as his executive actions on immigration hit another big roadblock.

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:17

      FIFA Officials Indicted for Corruption

      This morning, Attorney General Loretta Lynch revealed details of an investigation into decades of corruption by FIFA, soccer's governing body. The announcement came after an early morning raid and 14 arrests in Zurich on several FIFA officials on charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering.

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      6 min
    2. 7:41

      The Nurse Is IN: When the Doctor Is a Nurse

      Nebraska and Maryland are just the latest converts to a growing trend in healthcare that allows nurses with advanced degrees in certain medical fields to perform such "doctorly" duties as prescribing medication, interpreting diagnostics, or administering treatments, without the oversight of a physician.

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      35 min
    3. 43:04

      Dream Deferred for Undocumented and Obama

      The program that was supposed to help fix the nation's immigration crisis and anchor President Obama's legacy has hit another setback. President Obama first announced " deferred action " for undocumented immigrants in 2012.

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      8 min
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      Barbara Bogaev

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Claire Martin

      Producer, To the Point/Which Way LA?

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:176 min

      FIFA Officials Indicted for Corruption

    2. 7:4135 min

      The Nurse Is IN: When the Doctor Is a Nurse

    3. 43:048 min

      Dream Deferred for Undocumented and Obama

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