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More #CON trouble in #NC: a hospital's patients wait more than three times longer than average to begin radiation therapy, yet they still get denied the petition for a #LINAC. #NorthCarolina #CertificateOfNeed #HospitalCompetition #litigation
Raleigh hospital’s attempt to expand cancer services leads to revealing CON law dispute with neighboring systems
The legal battle between Duke Health and WakeMed over a cancer-fighting linear accelerator has a David vs. Goliath flavor
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February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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As health care costs rise, free-market advocates contend that CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospital organizations disagree. Full story: www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/01/21/n...

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January 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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As health care costs rise, free-market advocates contend that CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospital organizations disagree. Full story at www.nchealthnews.org #nc #ncga #ncpol #certificateofneed #freemarket
January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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As health care costs rise, free-market advocates contend that CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospital organizations disagree. #nc #ncga #ncpol #certificateofneed #freemarket
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Eye doctor continues NC Certificate of Need law challenge despite court setback
Amid rising health care costs, free-market advocates contend CON laws stifle competition that could lead to lower prices. Hospitala disagree.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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The agreement builds on a relationship between #BradleyMedicalCenter and the #ChildrensHospital at #Erlanger. Bradley opposes #ParkridgeMedicalCenter’s proposed freestanding emergency department. #CertificateofNeed #Tennessee #HospitalConsolidation #HCA
Tennessee systems to deepen partnership as HCA eyes growth in region
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health and Bradley Medical Center have signed a letter of intent to explore a strategic partnership focused on expanding pediatric emergency services — a move that comes amid HCA Healthcare’s push to grow its footprint in the region.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Judges reject arguments against NC Certificate of Need law

Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court. Full story: buff.ly/sVQFf50

#CertificateofNeed #MedicalLaw #NC #SupremeCourt
December 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court. #CertificateofNeed #MedicalLaw #NC #SupremeCourt
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December 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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CHASER: Each time #NorthCarolina awards #AdventHealth a #CertificateOfNeed, #HCA appeals. These legal battles have delayed the arrival of expanded health care services in Asheville for years. #CON #NC #Monopolies
AdventHealth: High Court won't hear key appeal on new Buncombe hospital
Supreme Court refusal to hear HCA appeal of main certificate of need for new Buncombe hospital, may allow AdventHealth to start building.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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SHOT: A challenge of the constitutionality of North Carolina’s #CertificateOfNeed law may be heading back to the state Supreme Court: on Friday, a three-judge panel of superior court judges ruled unanimously against #NewBern optometrist Jay Singleton. #NC #CON #Monopolies
Judges reject arguments against NC Certificate of Need law
Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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"The effect of Certificate-of-Need laws on physician earnings and labor supply," by Moiz Bhai of @ualittlerock.bsky.social.
#CertificateOfNeed #Healthcare #LaborMarket
The effect of Certificate‐of‐Need laws on physician earnings and labor supply
Despite considerable research on Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws in healthcare provision, there is limited evidence on healthcare providers' labor market responses to these laws. Using data from the A...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Kihwan Bae of @kneecenter.bsky.social and @1armedeconomist.bsky.social of @provcollege.bsky.social evaluate the effect of Certificate-of-Need laws on health care workers.
#CertificateOfNeed #HealthCareWorkers #Wages #Employment
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October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Shishir Shakya of @appalachianstate.bsky.social & Christine Bretschneider-Fries of @westvirginiau.bsky.social investigate how substance use Certificate-of-Need laws influence access to substance use disorder treatment facilities in the United States.
#CertificateOfNeed #SubstanceUseDisorderTreatment
The effect of substance use Certificate‐of‐Need laws on access to substance use disorder treatment facilities
We investigate how substance use Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws influence access to substance use disorder treatment facilities in the United States. We use the National Directory of Drug and Alcohol...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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"Certificate-of-Need laws in healthcare: A comprehensive review of the literature," by Matthew D. Mitchell of the Fraser Institute.
#CertificateOfNeed #Healthcare #Regulation
Certificate‐of‐Need laws in healthcare: A comprehensive review of the literature
Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws limit the supply of healthcare services in about two-thirds of U.S. states. The regulations require those who wish to open or expand their facilities to first prove tha....
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October 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The symposium introduction by Edward J. Timmons of Archbridge Institute examines the question: "Is certificate-of-need needed?"
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Symposium introduction: Is certificate‐of‐need needed?
Certificate-of-need (CON) laws have been extensively studied in the existing literature, but important questions remain on their broad effects in specific settings and select outcomes. In this sympos...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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NYDOH has amended its #CertificateOfNeed regulations, streamlining healthcare-facility project approval by raising financial thresholds, expanding exemptions, and introducing self-certification. Consult our #ConstructionLaw Practice Group. www.bpslaw.com/practice/con...
September 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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This complex legal battle for beds is being staged on the field of #NorthCarolina's #CertificateOfNeed (#CON) law. #AdventHealth #MissionHealth #NC #WesternNC #RuralHealth
North Carolina Supreme Court grants Mission Hospital’s request for temporary stay in battle for 67 beds
Asheville's Mission Hospital had filed motion contesting lower court’s decision granting 67 beds to AdventHealth.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I'm happy to share that my joint article "The effect of Certificate-of-Need laws on substance use disorder care for vulnerable populations" in SEJ with Alicia Plemmons and Sarah Drain is now published on the journal website! #EconSky #certificateofneed

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July 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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The #CON dispute underscores ongoing tensions between #MissionHealth and #AdventHealth, both of which are vying for business in #WesternNorthCarolina. #WNC #CertificateOfNeed #FreestandingED buff.ly/mVw9MXb
HCA gets greenlight to expand in North Carolina  - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings has reaffirmed the approval of Mission Health’s certificate-of-need application for a $29 million freestanding emergency department in Candler,…
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March 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The dispute, largely centered around #CertificateOfNeed approvals, highlights broader tensions in the #hospital industry over #market control, #competition and patient access. #CON #AdventHealth #MissionHealth #NorthCarolina #HospitalConsolidation https://buff.ly/4hz13Cx
HCA, AdventHealth turf war, explained
Learn about the intensifying battle between HCA Healthcare and AdventHealth in Western North Carolina.
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February 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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"In March 2020, the state granted a waiver to halt certain services in order to free up capacity for COVID treatments. The waiver expired on July 21, 2021." #CertificateOfNeed #Connecticut #Hospitals #HealthcareAccess #Healthcare
CT launches inquiry into cuts at Prospect-owned Rockville hospital
The state's questions come a year after the CT Mirror reported unauthorized cuts at Prospect Medical Holdings' Rockville General Hospital.
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November 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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"The justices’ ruling sets the stage for a trial that could soon determine whether the #CertificateOfNeed system is #unconstitutional." Which would be huge. #NorthCarolina #Hospitals #SupremeCourt
NC Supreme Court ruling could shake up multibillion-dollar hospital industry
A unanimous ruling Friday sets the stage for a trial over whether the state's certificate-of-need system is unconstitutional. Hospitals have lobbied hard against some state lawmakers' attempts to…
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October 20, 2024 at 8:00 AM