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.



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.









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.


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.


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?








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.



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.