Governor McMaster: “CON has been weaponized.”
The Governor has asked the South Carolina House of Representatives to fully repeal Certificate of Need.
Dr. Dion Franga: CON laws detrimental to patient care
“As a physician I think Certificate of Need (CON) laws are detrimental to patient care – particularly in rural areas, because folks are less able to establish avenues of care.” “There is no data to support that these laws improve access to care. In fact, there’s more than sufficient data to show that they’re actually detrimental.”
Dr. Robert Brown: CON laws leave patients fewer options
“Repeal of the current South Carolina CON laws will establish fair competition which will lead to more choices and access to care, greater value, and higher quality care.” “CON laws were designed to provide oversight and prevent wasteful duplication of services. However, there has been severe overshoot of those goals resulting in suppression in new
Certificate of Need (CON) Resource Center
South Carolina’s CON program is one of the most restrictive in the United States. South Carolina requires a CON for 18 different services, including hospital renovations/new equipment that is over $600,000 and adding one or more hospital beds to a facility.
SC Senate Votes to Repeal Certificate of Need Statute
Certificate of Need is that odious, decades-old law that requires permission from the state (and often one’s competitors) to build a healthcare facility or even offer a healthcare service.
Report: South Carolina CON laws have cost hundreds of millions in medical investments
PPI Senior Fellow Oran Smith is quoted in this article from The Center Square.
Legislative Audit Council will look at South Carolina’s Certificate of Need law
PPI Senior Fellow Oran Smith is interviewed in this article on the upcoming audit of South Carolina's CON law.
NEW: State Agency to Audit South Carolina’s Certificate of Need (CON) Program
South Carolina’s Legislative Audit Council (LAC) has voted to conduct a performance audit of South Carolina’s long-standing and anti-competitive healthcare regulations known as Certificate of Need (CON). This decision was in response to a July 16 letter signed by thirteen South Carolina Senators requesting the review.
How State Think Tanks Fought Covid with Health Care Reform
PPI is commended for our work on scope of practice law reform in this article by Philanthropy Roundtable.
Op-Ed: After COVID – 3 things that states can do now to fix health care
PPI visiting fellow Dr. Marcelo Hochman coauthored this op-ed in USA Today to discuss healthcare reform and repealing CON laws. Policymakers talk about comprehensive health care reform. They see a broken system and want to fix everything at once. Emergency room workers can relate, but they take a more strategic approach when patients arrive with multiple