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Improving Health Care Service Delivery

WEBExecutive Summary. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 83 million Americans live in Healthcare Professional Shortage Areas. Over 15,000 …

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How to Reform Occupational Licensing

WEBOccupational licensing laws affect nearly one-quarter of all workers, which is far greater than other labor-market institutions, such as unions or minimum wage laws. 1 These …

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A New Role for the FDA in Medical Device Regulation

WEBIn addition, Congress may decide to grant the FDA more medical device user fees that may also have adverse consequences (as the fees will act as an additional barrier to entry) …

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Why States Should Allow Psychologists to Prescribe Medication

WEBIllinois made a simple policy change in 2014. The state passed Senate Bill 2187, creating a pathway for psychologists to prescribe medication after approximately two years of …

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Scope of Practice Reform: Cost Savings and Patient Empowerment

WEBRelatedly, scope of practice reform in clinical contexts can also promote providers’ wellbeing. Scope of practice reform is associated with greater autonomy for providers, …

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The Problems of Teen Suicide and Self-Harm Predate Social Media

WEBIn a recent Senate hearing, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and other experts examined the issues of teens, social media, and the connection to suicide and mental …

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What Are the Effects of Certificate-of-Need Laws

WEBExecutive Summary. Certificate of Need (CON) laws require that the expansion of medical facilities be approved through public processes. The hope was that such limits on …

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Land Use Regulation and Housing Affordability

WEBExecutive Summary. Every city in the United States has implemented land use regulations that limit the amount of housing that can be built within city borders and raise the cost of …

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Rethinking the Value of Life

WEBAs discussed above, one alternative to the VSL is the VSLY. One recent estimate of the VSLY was $369,000, 39 which, if multiplied by five years of remaining life for a typical …

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Stringent Immigration Enforcement and Mental Health

WEBThe authors of this paper investigate the impact of the enforcement of SB 1070 on the mental condition of Hispanic adolescent residents in Arizona, their investment in their …

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Impact of ACA Medicaid Expansions on Marriage and Divorce …

WEBSource: American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Survey years 2011 to 2017. 4.2 Identification Strategy. My identification strategy addresses the Medicaid expansion of …

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Deaths of Despair: Prescriptive Authority of Psychologists and …

WEBWe present the regression results for the effect of prescriptive authority on logged overall suicide rates in Table 7. We find that overall suicide rates in our treatment states saw a …

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Immigration as a Tool to Boost U.S. Economic Growth

WEBImmigrants are twice as likely as U.S. natives to start a business, and they found many of the high-tech businesses that are engines of economic growth. 5 Yet, unlike Australia, …

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The Effects of Dental Hygienist Autonomy on Dental Care

WEBare state-specific linear trends. The latter capture the differential growth rate in dental care use and expenditure across states. In order to account for the mass point at zero and …

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Public Interest Comment for the National Telecommunications and

WEBThe Importance of Evidence. The NTIA’s focus on “reliable sources of concrete information” in their request is laudable. Though all policies should strive to be grounded concretely …

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What Should Policymakers Do about Social Media and Minors

WEBIntroduction. Policymakers at the state and federal levels are clamoring for solutions to problems with minors and social media. In March 2022, in his State of the Union …

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Barriers to Portable Benefits Solutions for Gig Economy Workers

WEBGig economy work includes many advantages for workers over the “traditional” workplace, including increased flexibility and independence. However, its key drawback is the …

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Accelerating Remote Work After COVID-19

WEBThere are several reasons to think that COVID-19 will accelerate these trends towards remote work. The most important is coordination—everyone is trying remote work …

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