Healthcare Favoritism
Currently in the US, 35 states and the District of Columbia prohibit entry or expansion of healthcare facilities through “certificate-of-need” (CON) programs. These laws, which require government permission before a facility can expand, offer a new service, or purchase certain pieces of equipment, were enacted in the belief that restricting entry would lower health care costs, increase availability of these services to the poor, and improve hospital quality.
These regulations were initially enacted under the theory that unregulated market competition would drive medical providers to overinvest in facilities and equipment, raising the cost of medical care. However, Mercatus research on certificate-of-need laws finds that these regulations do little to increase access to healthcare for the poor, but they do indeed succeed in limiting the supply of healthcare services and are associated with lower hospital quality relative to non-con states.
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Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for Kentucky
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Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for Michigan
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
How the Affordable Care Act Empowers HHS to Cartelize the Health Care Industry
- | Housing Housing
- | Mercatus Original Video Mercatus Original Video
The Wrath of CON | How Certificate-Of-Need Laws Affect Access to Health Care
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for Missouri
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for South Carolina
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for Georgia
- | Regulation Regulation
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Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for Tennessee
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
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Three Prescriptions for Better Health Care
- | Regulation Regulation
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Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for Florida
- | Regulation Regulation
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Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for North Carolina
- | Regulation Regulation
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Certificate-of-Need Laws: Implications for New Hampshire
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Health Care Cartels Limit Americans' Options
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