Missouri Should Lower Barriers for Out-of-State Charitable Medical Missions

Licensing laws are typically seen as a way to ensure that members of a profession are well-trained and, thus, their customers well-served and protected. But could overly restrictive licensing rules actually be bad for customers’ health? There is reason to believe so; restrictive and ambiguous Missouri licensing requirements in health care have kept, and are keeping, some charitable medical groups from providing free medical care to the needy.