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Is Medical Licensing Really Necessary?

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1. Dr. Reliefe, on October 3, 2014 at 11:40 AM said:

   Free Medical School?

   One of the most compelling medical stories in the country is unfolding within the sprawling landscape of inland Southern California.

   http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2014/10/01/free-medical-school/

   The story centers on the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine where G. Richard Olds MD, the school’s dean, is taking on one of the uber challenges in health care today: How to get doctors into areas significantly underserved by health care professionals.

   Dr. Reliefe

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2. Hope R. Hetico RN MHA, on February 27, 2015 at 11:44 PM said:

   Dentist Say Ouch!

   According to Mary Otto, on February 25th 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that the North Carolina state dental board did not have the authority to regulate the teeth-whitening businesses.

   In a 6-3 decision, the justices found the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners, which is comprised mostly of dentists, illegally quashed competition from non-dentists who sought to open teeth-whitening shops in the state.

   http://healthjournalism.org/blog/2015/02/scotus-decision-on-teeth-whitening-business-may-hold-wider-implications-for-medical-boards/

   The decision, which upheld a lower court’s ruling, has the potential to impact other professional licensing boards, across the country.

   And, economists who have examined the market for physician services in the United States generally view state licensing as a means by which to enforce cartel-like restrictions on entry that benefit physicians at the expense of consumers. Medical licensing is seen as a constraint on the efficient combination of inputs, a drag on innovations in health care and medical education, and a significant barrier to effective, cost efficient health care.

   Hope R. Hetico RN MHA
   http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Economics-Finance-Marcinko/dp/0826102549/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254413315&sr=1-6

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3. Eric A. Dover MD, on February 28, 2015 at 5:44 PM said:

   On Medical Boards

   “I am persuaded that licensure has reduced both the quantity and quality of medical practice…It has reduced the opportunities for people to become physicians, it has forced the public to pay more for less satisfactory service, and it has retarded technological development … I conclude that licensure should be eliminated as a requirement for the practice of medicine.”

   Milton Friedman
   [Nobel prize-winning economist]

   REFERENCE: Friedman, M., “Medical Licensure” in the Dangers of Socialized Medicine, ed. by Hornberger and Ebeling, Future of Freedom Foundation, Fairfax, Va. 1994, p.68.

   Eric A. Dover MD

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4. Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA, on May 20, 2016 at 5:44 PM said:

   On Medical Boards

   According to Michel Accad MD, Richard Harrison Shryock was a leading American medical historian of the twentieth century. He wrote Medical Licensing in America, 1650-1965, which seems to be the definitive book on the history of medical licensing in this country. Shryock is very partial to licensing, but the book is still an excellent historical resource.

   As a counterpoint, we cannot recommend enough the paper by historian Ronald Hamowy entitled “The Early Development of Medical Licensing Laws in the United States, 1875-1900.”

   Hamowy chronicles the efforts of the American Medical Association to reinstate licensing laws and portrays those efforts in a very different light.

   Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA

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5. Malcolm, on May 24, 2016 at 8:57 PM said:

   Licensing Regulations

   Indeed, some do argue that increased government regulation, including varying licensing requirements that prevent workers from setting up shop in another state, have made the labor market more static, though the evidence is mixed.

   Malcolm

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6. Duncan Cross, on August 9, 2016 at 1:34 AM said:

   End mandatory physician licensure

   This one is Milton Friedmanʼs idea: anything that constrains the supply of providers increases the cost of health care, so government-mandated physician licensure is an unnecessary interference in the market. The AMA and other professional societies could offer certification on a voluntary basis, though I pay little attention to diplomas or board certification anymore: I look at whether the physician is in-network, and their reviews on Angieʼs List. Where is the value-added from a government license? The market would decide which certification processes work and which do not — not the government.

   Duncan Cross
   via Ann Miller

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7. Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA, on April 8, 2020 at 3:14 PM said:

   RELATED:

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   Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA

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8. About Crowd-Med [Case Review Service] | The Leading Business Education Network for Doctors, Financial Advisors and Health Industry Consultants, on May 25, 2023 at 2:38 PM said:

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