How Medical Licensing Laws Harm Patients and Trap Doctors
[A]s with all other forms of occupational licensing, medical licensing actually serves primarily to protect the practitioners at the expense of the public. Continue reading
NY Times: “Too Few Doctors in Many U.S. Communities.” Blame policies favoring 3rd-party payment
R. Posner: “Third-party payment … systematically favors specialists over primary-care physicians, because specialists tend to provide discrete procedures, which are easier for the insurers, whether they are private insurance companies or government, to cost.” Continue reading
How Government Blocks Health Care Access for the Poor
State-level medical licensing laws prohibit doctors from providing charity care outside the state where they are licensed. Continue reading
Colo. HB 11-1173: Daily Camera opposes licensing of naturapathic doctors
Writing for the Boulder Daily Camera’s Editorial Board, Erika Stutzman admirably defends individual freedom & responsibly by opposing Colorado House Bill 11-1173, which would prohibit naturopathic physicians from practicing without a license.
Colo. HB 11-1173: Licensing of naturopathic doctors limits competition, increase prices
Occupational licensing is a tried and true way for professionals to restrict competition while claiming to protect consumers. Colorado HB11-1173 is the latest example. It’s sure to put some naturopathic doctors of a job, limit entry of new doctors into the marketplace, and increase prices patients pay.
Amendment 63 vs. the Unlicensed Vampire Alarmists
Huffington Post: Does the Colorado Constitution guarantee the rights of violent criminals to be armed in prison or when released on parole? You might think so if you believe criticisms of Amendment 63. Amendment 63 would prohibit the state from forcing you to buy a politician-approved health plan and protect your right to pay for medical care […]
