Stephen Dubner

Who else can prescribe in Tennessee?

Who else can prescribe in Tennessee?

Meaning they were not called up to the board?

Meaning they were not called up to the board?

Meaning they were not called up to the board?

So you're saying if I'm a doctor and I'm selling opioids out of my car trunk and I get charged and whether convicted or not, you're saying that then my medical licensing board, which you would suspect would call me in for discipline or a hearing or something, they just don't even call them.

So you're saying if I'm a doctor and I'm selling opioids out of my car trunk and I get charged and whether convicted or not, you're saying that then my medical licensing board, which you would suspect would call me in for discipline or a hearing or something, they just don't even call them.

So you're saying if I'm a doctor and I'm selling opioids out of my car trunk and I get charged and whether convicted or not, you're saying that then my medical licensing board, which you would suspect would call me in for discipline or a hearing or something, they just don't even call them.

During which time they're still seeing patients.

During which time they're still seeing patients.

During which time they're still seeing patients.

What does that mean? Spell that out.

What does that mean? Spell that out.

What does that mean? Spell that out.

In the legal profession, which is your profession, should I assume, as with medicine, that the lower you are on the income chain, the more likely you are to have a lawyer who has been disciplined and you may not even know about it?

In the legal profession, which is your profession, should I assume, as with medicine, that the lower you are on the income chain, the more likely you are to have a lawyer who has been disciplined and you may not even know about it?

In the legal profession, which is your profession, should I assume, as with medicine, that the lower you are on the income chain, the more likely you are to have a lawyer who has been disciplined and you may not even know about it?

You explain in the book how complaints against professional licensees can come from a variety of sources. They might come from law enforcement. They might come from the licensing board's own investigators. But one thing that surprised me is that boards rarely hear complaints brought by consumers or customers. Why is that?

You explain in the book how complaints against professional licensees can come from a variety of sources. They might come from law enforcement. They might come from the licensing board's own investigators. But one thing that surprised me is that boards rarely hear complaints brought by consumers or customers. Why is that?

You explain in the book how complaints against professional licensees can come from a variety of sources. They might come from law enforcement. They might come from the licensing board's own investigators. But one thing that surprised me is that boards rarely hear complaints brought by consumers or customers. Why is that?