Comments on: Policies that Fail http://healthblog.ncpa.org/policies-that-fail/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Fri, 25 May 2012 01:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David Catron http://healthblog.ncpa.org/policies-that-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-39181 David Catron Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:42:01 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=445#comment-39181 What kills me about CON laws is that even the federal government figured out they were bad news and repealed them more than two decades ago. Yet many states still cling them. BTW, one of Sarah Palin's first initiatives after becoming governor of Alaska was the introduction of the "Alaska Health Care Transparency Act," which included a provision repealing their CON statute. What kills me about CON laws is that even the federal government figured out they were bad news and repealed them more than two decades ago. Yet many states still cling them.

BTW, one of Sarah Palin’s first initiatives after becoming governor of Alaska was the introduction of the “Alaska Health Care Transparency Act,” which included a provision repealing their CON statute.

]]> By: Devon Herrick http://healthblog.ncpa.org/policies-that-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-39178 Devon Herrick Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:57:31 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=445#comment-39178 The notion that Certificate of Need Laws save money by limiting unneeded excess capacity has long been discredited. However, it’s no surprise that large, established hospital systems fight against repeal of CON laws in order to limit competition by new firms entering the market. In an interesting article, The Wall Street Journal explains how many non-profit hospitals are earning monopoly profits due to market power. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121986172394776997.html?mod=2_1566_topbox The notion that Certificate of Need Laws save money by limiting unneeded excess capacity has long been discredited. However, it’s no surprise that large, established hospital systems fight against repeal of CON laws in order to limit competition by new firms entering the market. In an interesting article, The Wall Street Journal explains how many non-profit hospitals are earning monopoly profits due to market power. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121986172394776997.html?mod=2_1566_topbox

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