In article k.net, L Smith
writes:


So far, all I've seen from your argument is a claim that I don't need
to be an expert
in dentistry to tell if you're competent. However, I now need to become
an insurance
expert in order to determine whether or not the insurance you _claim_ to
have has
any validity.

Do you know my dental license is not forged? Do you know what standards are
required for maintaining a license?

The insurance companies have a financial interest in insuring dentists who will
not generate malpractice claims. The state licensing board has a financial
interest only in there being a state licensing board again next year. Whose
interests are most in parallel with yours?

That is not to say that state licensing boards are evil, but they really don't
serve a purpose that the insurance industry cannot fulfill just as well, at
lower cost.

Why do you assume the consumer is less able to make his own choices in health
care and legal services providers than he is for auto repair?

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG