Be Skeptical Of Certificate Of Need Laws

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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 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show that CON laws do not work as advertised Recognizing the policy error Congress reversed itself in 1986 and repealed CON mandates it had imposed just 12 years earlier Jaimie Cavanaugh is an attorney She shares her story and discusses the KevinMD article As cancer patients wait states play favorites img class alignright size-medium wp-image-172431 src https www kevinmd com wp-content uploads Color-horiz-2-300×59 png alt width 300 height 59 This episode is sponsored by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine ACLM 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 Experience ACLM s annual lifestyle medicine conference LM2022 while you earn CME CE and connect with leading lifestyle medicine experts Become an ACLM member before the conference and save up to 22 percent off registration Go to lifestylemedicine org membership to learn more Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode