Certificate of Need (CON) laws are state regulatory mechanisms for approving major capital expenditures and projects for certain health care facilities. In a state with a CON program, a state health planning agency or other entity must review and approve projects like establishing a new health care facility or expanding a facility’s health service capacity in a specified area. CON programs primarily aim to control health care costs by restricting duplicative services and determining whether new capital expenditures meet a community need.
The laws intentionally stifle competition between healthcare providers, and somehow people thought this was a cost-cutting measure at one point. They’re slowly being repealed but speeding that up should be pretty uncontroversial?
Finishing the repeal of Certificate of Need laws:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/con-certificate-of-need-state-laws.aspx
The laws intentionally stifle competition between healthcare providers, and somehow people thought this was a cost-cutting measure at one point. They’re slowly being repealed but speeding that up should be pretty uncontroversial?