Image Credit: Handemandaci via iStock You’d be hard-pressed to find someone that believes America’s healthcare system is thriving, no matter what their political persuasion. And increasingly, people are beginning to realize that the real reason for that is often government regulations that restrict supply and drastically increase prices.
Worst of all are Certificate of Need (CON) laws, which 36 states still have on the books. But several states are gearing up for pushes to change that this legislative session, with Georgia being the first out of the gates.
CON laws came about in the 1970s as a form of protectionism for existing providers. Though they differ slightly state-to-state in the types of facilities they restrict, they always mean providers have to go argue before the government and show cause for “why” they need permission to expand services in the state—while their competitors get to come in and argue against them. This […]
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