My husband (a clinical psychologist with analytic training) and I (nutritional edidemiologists) have been discussing the recent postings on credentials with some interest since we both are in fields where there is also much confusion amongst the public as to certification and, in his field, lisencing. I'm NOT an Registered Dietician, so even with my PhD, I would never dare to open a clinical nutrition practice, particularly since I know a lot about a very few deficiency disorders common in developing countries and very little about the overweight, dieting, and supplementing that are more common in the United States. The one topic that I was hoping someone would discuss, was actually whether there have been or will be attempts to lobby the insurance industry for adequate coverage for the services of IBCLCs. It seems to me that this coverage would go a long way toward conquering the "willingness to pay" issue that some seem to find an impediment towards getting paid what they are worth. My husband pointed out that the American Psychological Association did not have much lobbying success until it teemed up with one of the main Educational Associations (sorry, this was a early morning pre- coffee conversation, so I forget which one). He thought that such a relatively small group of professionals might ahave better success joining with another group. Forgive me, I didn't check the archives this time on whether this particular issue had been brought up before because I've been overwhelmed with the quantity of LACTNET postings lately. Am I the only one that thinks it exponentially multiplied in the last two days? My son's nap is almost over and I just now caught up. Susan Burger, PhD, MHS *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html