Certificate-of-Need Laws
CON laws limit health facilities and raise costs.
D · 10/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Require state approval to avoid duplication.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite anticompetitive harm.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Mercatus: ~99 fewer beds/100k, 14% fewer ASCs, higher spending, more deaths/complications.
4 · Liberty check
Planning vs. competition and access.
5 · The real tradeoff
Evidence favors repeal.
Allies & Playbook
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