In a new paper published by the Administrative Law Review Accord, Ryan Nunn and Gabriel Scheffler argue that public choice theory--the idea that regulations are crafted to serve the economic [...]
News and Commentary Ferris Jabr in The Atlantic writes about how modern dentistry is full of overcharging, poor quality, and unnecessary procedures, despite it being one of the most commonly licensed [...]
Rent Check After a lengthy discussion on Twitter, here is our response to the criticisms made by various MDs and MD advocacy groups in opposition to Pennsylvania's SB 25. News [...]
A twitter thread of mine commenting on the ability of nurse practitioners (NPs) to perform most of the functions primary care physicians (PCMDs) can perform generated a significant amount of [...]
News and Commentary Howard Weiss-Tisman analyses a new report on the effects of Vermont joining an interstate nursing compact. While it could help the nursing shortage, the report argues that, [...]
Rent Check A Pennsylvania bill that would expand scope of practice for nurse practitioners is, predictably, facing attacks from doctors. The critics miss the mark, though, as they conflate the [...]
A pending bill in Pennsylvania, SB 25, would allow nurse practitioners to have independent scope of practice, that is, one free of physician supervision, after a three-year, 3,600 hour collaboration [...]
Occupational licensing laws have been relaxed in a large number of U.S. states to give nurse practitioners the ability to perform more tasks without the supervision of medical doctors. We [...]
Rent Check What's the best way to convince people to support Occupational licensing reform? Despite being good policy, a scope-of-practice reform bill in Florida is unpopular among voters. News [...]
A Florida bill to expand the scope-of-practice for non-MD practitioners is wildly unpopular among Floridians, according to a poll commissioned by the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists. The poll: showed 80 [...]