Be skeptical of certificate of need laws

<p>"Certificate of need (CON) laws purport to lower health care costs, increase patient access and ensure quality by managing the distribution of private resources, but none of these gains has materialized. A joint report from two federal agencies—the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department—finds no evidence that CON laws achieve any public benefit.</p> <p>A supermajority of studies agrees. More importantly, decades of real-world experience show that CON laws do not work as advertised. Recognizing the policy error, Congress reversed itself in 1986 and repealed CON mandates it had imposed just 12 years earlier."</p> <p><a href="https://ij.org/staff/jaimie-cavanaugh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jaimie Cavanaugh</a> is an attorney.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses the KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/07/as-cancer-patients-wait-states-play-favorites.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As cancer patients wait, states play favorites</a>."</p> <p><em><a href= "https://lifestylemedicine.org//membership"><img class= "alignright size-medium wp-image-172431" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/Color-horiz-2-300x59.png" alt="" width="300" height="59" /></a>This episode is sponsored by the <a href="https://lifestylemedicine.org//membership" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">American College of Lifestyle Medicine</a> (ACLM). </em></p> <p><em>Chronic disease is a global emergency. If you’re interested in evidence-based lifestyle change to address the root causes of chronic disease and restore health, rather than the less effective approach of merely managing symptoms—it’s time you heard about the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM).</em></p> <p><em>Experience ACLM’s annual lifestyle medicine conference, #LM2022, while you earn CME/CE and connect with leading lifestyle medicine experts.</em></p> <p><em>Become an ACLM member before the conference and save up to 22 percent off registration.</em></p> <p><em>Go to <a href="https://lifesty