Medicare and Medicaid Allows Doctors to Practice Across State Lines

One of the biggest health IT related news items to come out was the announcement by Vice President Mike Pence that HHS was issuing a regulation to permit doctors to practice across state lines.  State Medical Licensure is something that has baffled many of us that have worked in healthcare.  I’m sure there’s some historical context that I don’t fully appreciate, but most everyone I know wishes this regulation was gone.  Not the least of which is doctors who have to pay substantial fees to get licensed in a new state.  I’ve even known doctors who were getting licensed in all 50 states to do telemedicine.  You can imagine the waste. Continue on Healthcare IT Today