PA Scope of Practice Laws
All PAs must practice with a collaborating physician; however, state laws dictate the extent of that relationship. This interactive guide provides an overview of PA scope of practice laws by [...]
Health spending in OECD countries: obtaining value per dollar.
In 2005 the United States spent $6,401 per capita on health care-more than double the per capita spending in the median Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country. Between [...]
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations to permit full practice authority of three roles of VA advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) when they are acting [...]
Reforming Health Care Workforce Regulation
" Pew Health Professions Commission endorses the need to reform the regulatory system, the general vision articulated by the Taskforce on the future of the system, and the invitation to [...]
Assessing Scope of Practice in Health Care Delivery: Critical Questions in Assuring Public Access and Safety
"The Federation of State Medical Boards (the Federation) is a national non-profit association whose membership includes all medical licensing and disciplinary boards in the United States, and the U.S. territories. [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, March 20
Rent Check A new Texas bill that would remove the occupational licensing requirement for cosmetologists is bringing out all the bad takes. We should focus on reducing rents and opening [...]
Bad Arguments On Parade in Texas
A few months ago, we critiqued an essay that gave a critical look at the arguments against occupational licensing. We wholeheartedly disagreed with the authors’ analysis, but they made serious [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, March 13th
Rent Check A bill in Arkansas would give pharmacists the power to administer oral contraceptives. News and Commentary A commentary on a recent report from the National Council on [...]
Arkansas to Legalize Pharmacists to Provide Contraceptive Access
Another modest reform to pharmacist scope-of-practice has been introduced in Arkansas, this time to allow pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives: An act to amend the the provisions of the Arkansas [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, March 7th
Rent Check Can robots replace doctors? A new Brookings Institution post looks at the pros and cons of using AI to supplement health care professionals, but for now giving full [...]