States like NY are temporarily lifting licensing restrictions on out-of-state doctors and nurses given Covid-19.

In a new analysis, @Robert_t_Orr argues those restrictions shouldn& #39;t exist in the first place. https://www.niskanencenter.org/states-are-temporarily-letting-doctors-chase-covid-19-across-state-lines-make-it-permanent/">https://www.niskanencenter.org/states-ar...

In normal times, New York’s State Board of Medicine
"requires that out-of-state health professionals looking to practice in the state submit an application with a $735 fee, and then wait for an average of two to four months before receiving a New York medical license."

New York is one of only 9 states that doesn& #39;t belong to any of the medical licensure compacts covering RNs, LPNs, APRNs, or physicians.

If Cuomo hadn& #39;t used his authority to recognize out-of-state licenses, the thousands of Drs & nurses heading to NY would be in limbo.

The EU has greater free movement of labor across Europe than medical professionals have across the 50 US states.

State medical boards, which make $$ extracting licensure and renewal fees, are the main barrier to progress.

@CPopeHC https://www.city-journal.org/let-doctors-practice-across-state-lines">https://www.city-journal.org/let-docto...