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Browsing: Licensing and Regulation
‘Sunrise review’ would inform legislators about impact of proposed occupational licenses
Wisconsin should join states that have enacted sunrise laws as an alternative to new licenses that fence out workers and don’t protect the public
What is occupational licensing, how does it affect employment and consumer costs, and what options exist for reform?
Gov. Evers vetoes bill that would’ve helped aspiring certified nursing aides and eased shortage in Wisconsin
1.2 million Wisconsinites live in dental care shortage areas. Children, seniors, veterans & the disabled are most likely to lack access to oral care. Here’s a successful effort to provide dental care to underserved populations without relying on taxpayers.
Creating a license for public insurance adjusters is not necessary in Wisconsin
I couldn’t tell the difference from a regular dentist,’ says satisfied patient
Minnesota dentists now see, and get, value from dental therapists, who’ve been practicing in that state for a decade
Through an interpreter, dental therapist Katy Leiviska explains to Sana Tamang how her 4-year-old son, Ryan, would benefit from the application of dental sealants.
Dental therapists in Minnesota help more low-income kids and adults get the oral care they need
Wisconsin licensing boards are routinely in violation of law requiring public representation
Expanding access: A decade of dental therapists in Minnesota
University of Minnesota Ph.D. candidate Jason Hicks testifies in favor of 2019 SB 89 before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on August 21, 2019
2019 SB 89 would provide for the licensure of dental therapists, who are health care practitioners who may engage in the limited practice of dentistry.
Badger Institute Policy Analyst Julie Grace testifies in favor of 2019 SB 89 before the Wisconsin Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on August 21, 2019
2019 SB 89 would provide for the licensure of dental therapists, who are health care practitioners who may engage in the limited practice of dentistry.
The creation of the dental therapy profession in Wisconsin through Senate Bill 89 would be an important step in improving access to and usage of dental care for disadvantaged and underserved populations in Wisconsin and potentially reducing negative economic and societal costs associated with poor oral health.
Wisconsin is one of the worst-performing states in the country at providing dental care for disadvantaged kids
Nationally and across the states, policy-makers from both parties are supporting less burdensome licensure rules
Fewer barriers mean barbers and stylists are now free to own and grow their businesses beyond shops and salons
Wisconsin should join neighbors Minnesota and Michigan, and several other states, in authorizing the creation of these licensed mid-level professionals
What is occupational licensing? How does it affect labor markets, wages, prices and interstate migration? Morris Kleiner, professor and AFL-CIO chair in Labor Policy at the University of Minnesota and author of “At What Cost? State and National Estimates of the Economic Cost of Occupational Licensing,” discusses his research at the Badger Institute’s Policy Symposium.
Wisconsin has a dental access problem, especially for low-income individuals, says Morris Kleiner, professor at the University of Minnesota. Kleiner explains how allowing dental therapists could provide the solution. Kleiner’s presentation was delivered at the Badger Institute’s Policy Symposium.