At-Risk Children Suffer from Lack of Oral Health Care
A new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts finds that restrictions on the ability of dental hygienists to practice in public schools has negative effects on the oral health of [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, August 22nd
1. Physician assistant compensation is lower in states with greater scope-of-practice restrictions. 2. Jared Meyer's interview with Tennessee Sen. Kerry Roberts on occupational licensing reform. 3. Pacific Legal Foundation's suit [...]
When Regulations Block Access to Oral Health Care, Children at Risk Suffer
This brief describes a range of state-based regulations or policies that either limit or prohibit dental hygienists from sealing children’s teeth at school, or create financial burdens that work against [...]
Unlicensed New Jersey Moving Companies Caught in Sting Operation
There’s no shortage of research on the barriers to entry that occupational licensing laws create. Even workers in relatively low-skilled professions face application and renewal fees, long hours of training [...]
Florida Lawsuit Against Excessive Testing for Hearing Aids
The primary outcome of occupational licensing restrictions is to restrict entry into a profession to a few chosen practitioners, usually only after approval from a licensing board and extensive training [...]
Interview With Jared Meyer and Tennessee Sen. Kerry Roberts on Licensing Reform
In Forbes, Jared Meyer of the Foundation for Government Accountability interviewed Tennessee Senator Kerry Roberts on three recent reforms to Tennessee’s occupational licensing reforms. First, the Fresh Start Act, legislation [...]
Physician Assistant Compensation Exceeds $100,000, but is Lower in States with Greater Restrictions
In addition to rolling back medical licensing requirements for doctors and nurses and allowing more spots in medical school and hospital residency programs, expanding the role of physician assistants is [...]
This Week in Occupational Licensing, August 1st
1. Milton Friedman: 106 years old, still relevant on occupational licensing. 2. "Fresh Start" laws provide opportunity for ex-cons. 3. Dean Baker on how restricting doctor supply drives up medical [...]
New HOPE Act Signed Into Law
Though traditionally recognized as the domain of state (and sometimes local) governments, there are opportunities for the federal government to help roll back occupational licensing requirements in the states. For [...]
Dean Baker on Doctors’ Salaries
Healthcare spending amounts to just over one-sixth of GDP in the United States. Much ink has been spilled on why this is the case, but an underappreciated part of the [...]