Thursday Links Posted on November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 by John C. Goodman A lot of medical and nursing students are planning on doing something other than direct patient care. Study: Health care privatization is good for patients. Policies established by close referendums tend to stay in effect for many years thereafter. (HT: Tyler) Occupational licensing study: Official recognition of out‐of‐state licenses increases employment of licensed occupations without sacrificing service quality. A national medical student group called White Coats for Black Lives took the occasion of the murder of more than 1,000 Jews to provide a full-throated expression of solidarity with Palestine.