The presumption is that under a "free market" the demand would drive more production - more doctors. But that the rules of the current system artificially restr

The presumption is that under a "free market" the demand would drive more production - more doctors. But that the rules of the current system artificially restrict the supply of doctors. Some of that we want - credentials clearly serve a purpose - yet are the rules more restrictive than they should be? Should there be more residencies? Should we have more "lower-level" providers like nurse-practitioners, PAs or pharmacists that can prescribe? There is limited ability for the market to innovate in such a regulated environment.