Temple Healthcare Market Regulations Market Failures and Licensure Questions

Sample:Ullah s, Dasti J, Malik S. Descriptive epidemiology of hereditary musculoskeletal and limb defects in the isolated population of Chitral, North-West Pakisotan. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. September 2015; 31(5):1-6. Available from Academic Search Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed October 23, 2015.

Theme:Provider (hospital, physician and all clinician) quality:

• What market failure is the state correcting by requiring the licensing of health care providers?  Could the private sector have the equivalent effect?  Compare the advantages of a public regulation system to the advantages of a private regulation system. (3-4 pages)
• Currently the State only provides a license permitting medical practice, which is essentially a quality floor.  Should the state do more, such as ranking physician quality?  Should the state do less by not requiring a license to practice medicine? (3-4 pages)