Public Confusion in Scientific Research  Column by Brian
Anderson.  Exclusive to STR  There are two main factors
determining our medical treatment: (1) those who are allowed to
serve us, and (2) the technological advancements that are
created. In a column for The Daily Anarchist, I discuss the
former, particularly focusing on the AMA’s state-granted
monopoly over the licensure process. A quick excerpt will
summarize the stance: Warning for decades of a surplus of
physicians, the AMA is basically letting consumers know that
their healthcare bills would be much lower if there were a
greater supply doctors to address patient demand. Yet the
organization has been successful in avoiding this hazard, with
the average doctor now maintaining a patient list of at least
2,000 people. More than anything else, this barrier to entry
keeps prices drastically higher than needed. The government, as
we libertarians understand, will never change this, though
they’ll certainly complain about the costs to voters. Both
political