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| − | Medical boards are the state entities that regulate the practice of medicine in each state, and grant or revoke medical licenses. While state medical boards traditionally are limited to protecting the quality of care for patients, increasingly state medical boards are acting on behalf of insurance companies who want to reduce their payments to physicians. | + | '''Medical boards''' are the state entities that regulate the practice of medicine in each state, and grant or revoke medical licenses. While state medical boards traditionally are limited to protecting the quality of care for patients, increasingly state medical boards are acting on behalf of insurance companies who want to reduce their payments to physicians. |
| − | These states have laws or policies preventing medical boards from taking action based on fees charged by | + | These states have laws or policies preventing medical boards from taking action based on fees charged by [[physician]]s: |
| − | + | *[[Arizona]] | |
| − | Arizona | + | *[[California]] (except for fees charged for services never performed) |
| − | + | *[[Tennessee]] | |
| − | California (except for fees charged for services never performed) | ||
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| − | Tennessee | ||
Revision as of 04:38, June 9, 2007
Medical boards are the state entities that regulate the practice of medicine in each state, and grant or revoke medical licenses. While state medical boards traditionally are limited to protecting the quality of care for patients, increasingly state medical boards are acting on behalf of insurance companies who want to reduce their payments to physicians.
These states have laws or policies preventing medical boards from taking action based on fees charged by physicians:
- Arizona
- California (except for fees charged for services never performed)
- Tennessee