The Effects of Expanding Optometrists’ Scope of Practice
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The standard argument for scope-of-practice (SOP) laws – and more generally, for occupational licensing – is that such regulation improves the quality of services by keeping out lower-skill providers. If so, then these government-created barriers to entry are potentially beneficial, even if they reduce supply and raise prices.
The Effects of Expanding Optometrists’ Scope of Practice
The Effects of Expanding Optometrists’ Scope…
The Effects of Expanding Optometrists’ Scope of Practice
The standard argument for scope-of-practice (SOP) laws – and more generally, for occupational licensing – is that such regulation improves the quality of services by keeping out lower-skill providers. If so, then these government-created barriers to entry are potentially beneficial, even if they reduce supply and raise prices.