September 28, 2023 • Commentary
Birth center blocked by CON laws
In 2021, the Augusta Birth Center applied to become the first freestanding birth center in Richmond County.
September 7, 2023 • Blog
Senate Study Committee holds meeting on Rural Personnel Recruitment
Allowing healthcare providers to practice to the full extent of their education and training was recommended.
July 20, 2023 • Commentary
Popular short-term health plans should be preserved
Short-term plans are not subject to Obamacare rules and are thus much more affordable and flexible for families.
July 13, 2023 • Commentary
House holds CON reform hearings
The Georgia House Study Committee on Certificate of Need Modernization held its first hearing this week in Atlanta.
June 21, 2023 • Commentary
States can begin verifying Medicaid eligibility for first time in 3 years
Millions of people have been receiving a taxpayer-funded benefit for which they no longer qualify.
June 20, 2023 • Blog
EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones says new study committees will steer state’s future
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones talks with us about the 2023 legislative session and his future legislative goals.
June 14, 2023 • Blog
Senate holds first Certificate of Need study committee meeting
This week, the Georgia Senate held its first meeting for the study committee on Certificate of Need reform.
June 7, 2023 • Commentary
Why do we have so few providers in healthcare?
As with too many other topics, the debate on healthcare access tends to focus on symptoms rather than the root cause of the problem.
June 5, 2023 • Blog
Georgia’s CON pits the powerful against rural healthcare needs
“We want folks here to have a choice, but without competition there is no incentive to be any better.”
June 1, 2023 • Commentary
HSAs for state employees would have benefited employees and taxpayers
Gov. Brian Kemp recently vetoed legislation that would have made health savings accounts available to state employees.
May 16, 2023 • Blog
CON laws do not help underserved populations
Of all the stated policy goals, the aim of aiding underserved populations is especially perplexing. And has not happened.
May 4, 2023 • Blog
Georgia’s CON laws reduce access to healthcare
Georgians don’t always have it easy when it comes to accessing quality healthcare. One such barrier is the preservation of CON laws.
May 4, 2023 • Blog
Monica’s story
Monica O’Neal is lucky to be alive. Despite having good health insurance, Monica could not find a neurologist to operate. Why not?
April 20, 2023 • Commentary
Certificate of Need laws do not work as intended
CON laws not only provide an unnecessary barrier to healthcare access, they also make it harder for communities to replace any healthcare providers they lose.
April 19, 2023 • Press Release
Georgia Public Policy Foundation releases new report on CON regulations
CON regulations lead to less healthcare access for Georgians and worse outcomes for underserved populations.
March 23, 2023 • Commentary
What happened to CON reform this year?
Three bills that would have reduced certificate of need regulations by varying degrees were introduced this year.
March 7, 2023 • Blog
What’s still alive after Crossover Day?
Each bill had to pass out of its legislative chamber of origin by Monday or it is dead for the year.
February 15, 2023 • Blog
Time to reform Certificate of Need laws
The debate over Georgia’s “certificate of need” laws has raged since the 1980s. Could this be the year lawmakers finally resolve it?
February 8, 2023 • Commentary
Kemp’s Georgia Pathways will soon be launched
Georgia Pathways means better access to care and lower financial risk for taxpayers than Medicaid expansion.
January 25, 2023 • Commentary
Taxpayer-funded benefits should be for those that are supposed to receive them
Why are some likely to lose Medicaid coverage?
December 12, 2022 • Blog
Expanding healthcare access. Lowering costs for consumers.
Healthcare policy should be transparent, equitable and patient-based.
November 30, 2022 • MedPage Today
Georgia Set to Implement Medicaid Work Requirements
MedPage Today quoted Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson on Georgia's Medicaid waiver.
November 4, 2022 • Commentary
Closure for a Hospital That Didn’t Have to Close
Why the financial statements of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center don't reflect a hospital that needed to cease operations.
October 25, 2022 • 11Alive
Expanding Medicaid: The debate, the cost, the impact on Georgians
11Alive interviewed Director of Policy and Research Chris Denson during their recent series on potential Medicaid expansion in Georgia.
October 20, 2022 • Commentary
Facts-Based Principles and Practical Recommendations: Guide to the Issues 2022
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is excited to announce the release of the latest edition of Guide to the Issues!
October 12, 2022 • Commentary
Addressing Georgia’s Healthcare Shortage
Several Georgia counties and communities do not have adequate access to healthcare services. Full practice authority for practitioners would address this trend.
October 7, 2022 • Pacific Legal Foundation
Georgia Birth Center Director Fights Crony Protectionism to Help Expectant Mothers
Georgia mothers lack alternatives when the state grants hospitals “competitor’s veto” power over birth centers.
September 16, 2022 • Commentary
A Solution for Georgia’s Rural Healthcare Shortage
Full practice authority for nurse practitioners and physician assistants improves healthcare access, outcomes and cost.
September 15, 2022 • Blog
Georgia’s Obsolete CON
Certificate of Need is a statutory relic. Those days are gone, but CON is still with us.
August 31, 2022 • Blog
A Medicaid Plan that Works for Georgia
We may finally get to see how work requirements fit with Medicaid. We can expect good things.
