November 2, 2023 • Blog
Not just hospitals: Georgia CON laws also limit medical technologies
Certificate of Need laws prevent healthcare providers from adding medical equipment without first receiving permission from the state.
Topic: Thomas Stratmann
February 28, 2019
Heartland Institute Urges Georgia to Address CON Reform
Georgia is one of 35 states that institute certificate of need (CON) laws. First passed in the 1960s to deter increasing health care costs, CON laws were supposed to limit […]
October 7, 2016
Friday Facts: October 7, 2016
It’s Friday! Hurricane Matthew State of emergency: As Hurricane Matthew approached the East Coast, Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in 13 Georgia coastal and rural counties. Mandatory […]
October 7, 2016
Obscure State Laws Hurt Patients, Make Hospitals Worse
When providers have to compete for patients, the level of care increases. By Christopher Koopman and Thomas Stratmann Comparing states with and without certificate-of-need laws provides us with a unique […]
March 31, 2015
Mercatus Study Finds Dire Consequences to Georgia CON Program
Mercatus study highlights need for reform in Georgia’s certificate-of-need program. GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release March 31, 2015 Contact Benita Dodd at 404-256-4050 or Mercatus […]