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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp017w62fc35k| Title: | Conning the competition: A nationwide survey of certificate of need laws |
| Contributors: | Cavanaugh, Jaimie Brothers, Caroline Grace Griffin, Adam Hoover, Richard LoPresti, Melissa Wrench, John |
| Keywords: | Certificates of need—United States Minority business enterprises—United States Minorities—United States—Health and hygiene Discrimination in medical care—United States |
| Issue Date: | Aug-2020 |
| Publisher: | Institute for Justice |
| Place of Publication: | Arlington, Va. |
| Description: | A certificate of need (CON) is a government-mandated permission slip to start or expand a business. Think of a CON like an expensive admission ticket to access an exclusive club. You can be sure that those who are lucky enough to get in do their best to keep others out. CON programs were conceived with the goal of controlling healthcare costs and increasing access to care. But they have been proven to do the opposite. States with CON laws have higher healthcare costs and fewer medical services per capita. The overwhelming evidence, including the unwavering opinion of the federal government for more than three decades, has been that CON laws are a policy failure. A dozen states, including California, Texas and Pennsylvania, have done just that. Non-CON states account for nearly 40% of the nation’s population and have recognized that CON laws are a government-mandated barrier to healthcare. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp017w62fc35k |
| Related resource: | https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Conning-the-Competition-WEB-08.11.2020.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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