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States, Look Out: Don’t Let Licensing Boards Limit Access to Quality Care

Americans continue to experience an increase in the cost of healthcare, a trend largely advanced by the massive expansion of regulation triggered by implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

As a result, providers are continuously seeking market-based solutions to increase access and quality, while bringing down the cost of care. Last week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), released its latest analysis Overregulation Threatens Market-Driven Solutions in Dentistry, which outlines policies impacting state licensing regulations and educates on the benefits Dental Support Organizations bring to healthcare.

Read more at The Hill.

Heck, Mia. (2017, Mar. 1). States, Look Out: Don’t Let Licensing Boards Limit Access to Quality Care. Retrieved http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/321799-states-look-out-dont-let-licensing-boards-limit-access-to

 


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