2009 Rothstein Debate Podcast: "When Does Regulation Become Over-Regulation, and When Does Under-Regulation Invite Abuse"

Debaters: Larry Benz, PT, DPT, ECS, and Steve Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA. Moderator: Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA

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• Audio Podcast - With the debut of PTJ’s “Health Policy in Perspective” feature, the Editors share the 2009 Rothstein Debate, held at PT 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland. The debate covered topics ranging from the perceived positives and negatives of Medicare regulations, to the use of extenders, to the future of regulatory efforts. Among other questions, Moderator and PTJ Steering Committee Chair Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA, asked debaters Larry Benz, PT, DPT, ECS, and Steve Levine, PT, DPT, MSHA, whether they could foresee a time when the focus of regulation would be more on outcomes than on process. Here we give PTJ readers a chance to listen to the debate in full. To comment, go to Twitter (@PTJournal), PTJ’s Rapid Response site, or e-mail ptjournal{at}apta.org.

  PTJ’s Editorial Board established this annual event in honor of Editor in Chief Emeritus Jules M Rothstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA (1947–2005), who never met a topic he couldn’t debate (from both sides).

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