Image Credit: YouTube Screenshot, News 19 WLTX The former Speaker of the House in the South Carolina legislature, Jay Lucas, left his role about a month ago. Now, he’s been named the top lobbyist for the state’s largest hospital corporation, Prisma Health.
That’s sus. Here’s why.
This year, South Carolina came within inches of passing one of the most important healthcare reforms on the table: a full repeal of certificate of need laws.
Certificate of need laws, more commonly referred to by their (highly appropriate) acronym— CON laws—are some of the most corrupt on the books. These laws were largely put in place during the 1970s, with the direct intention of limiting the supply of healthcare services.Why would someone want to do that? Pretty simple. When you limit the supply of healthcare, service providers can charge more.Major healthcare corporations love these laws, and they spend a lot of money on lobbying to […]
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