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Does Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition Improve Patient Access? Evidence from Healthcare Utilization

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  • Yun taek Oh
  • Morris M. Kleiner

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This paper examines the impact of universal reciprocity of out-of-state physician licenses on the regional labor supply of physicians and consumers’ access to healthcare services. After adopting universal reciprocity, out-of-state practice physicians per capita increased by 0.012. Respondents with personal doctors or healthcare providers increased by 6.0 percentage points, and those having medical cost issues decreased by 1.5 percentage points among working-age individuals. Residency requirements for license reciprocity serve as barriers to improving access to healthcare services. Reducing regulatory barriers could achieve regional equilibrium and enhance both consumer and worker welfare in healthcare.

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  • Yun taek Oh & Morris M. Kleiner, 2025. "Does Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition Improve Patient Access? Evidence from Healthcare Utilization," NBER Working Papers 34030, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberwo:34030
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    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J08 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics Policies
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
    • J44 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Professional Labor Markets and Occupations
    • J48 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Particular Labor Markets; Public Policy
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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