Blog: Supreme Court to step into scope-of-practice debate

A critical question in medicine will come before the U.S. Supreme Court this fall: How much power should physicians wield over their peers when the power to regulate also potentially could tamp down competition that benefits patients? The court has announced that on October 8, justices will hear oral arguments in the case of North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. the Federal Trade Commission.

“The title might make it seem like a narrow controversy, but the case will give the court a chance to weigh in on a topic that could affect healthcare pricing, shortages of clinicians and the presumption that medical professionals provide safe care,” wrote Joe Carlson on Modern Healthcare’s “Vital Signs” blog.

Source: Modern Healthcare