Tag: Certificate of Need
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Virginia’s COPN Law Ensures Access to Health Care for All Virginians
by Sean Connaughton In response to your January 5, 2015, opinion, “Certificate of Need: A Bad Idea with Political Staying Power,” Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need law has at its core the recognition that many preconditions for an effective “pro-business” marketplace don’t exist for health care and that a regulatory process designed to ensure that…
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Certificate of Need: A Bad Idea with Political Staying Power
by James A. Bacon Every so often Virginia undergoes a spasm of skepticism regarding the Certificate of Need (CON) law that subjects proposals for hospital expansions and equipment purchases to regulatory approval. The law gives proof to the oft-heard claim that Virginia is “pro business” — state government protects existing businesses from the challenges of newcomers — and the lie…