Tag: Certificate of Need
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Fairy Tales, Absurdities, and COPN
by James C. Sherlock We read in the Virginian-Pilot yesterday this statement from columnist Gordon Morse: “Covering indigent care and doing so in ways that do not undermine the entire health care system is central to the existence of COPN.” In his column, he moved on to this common and reductio-ad absurdum corollary: “You can, as…
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Virginia’s COPN Law Ensures Access to Health Care for All Virginians
by Sean Connaughton In response to your January 5, 2015, opinion, “Certificate of Need: A Bad Idea with Political Staying Power,” Virginia’s Certificate of Public Need law has at its core the recognition that many preconditions for an effective “pro-business” marketplace don’t exist for health care and that a regulatory process designed to ensure that…
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Certificate of Need: A Bad Idea with Political Staying Power
by James A. Bacon Every so often Virginia undergoes a spasm of skepticism regarding the Certificate of Need (CON) law that subjects proposals for hospital expansions and equipment purchases to regulatory approval. The law gives proof to the oft-heard claim that Virginia is “pro business” — state government protects existing businesses from the challenges of newcomers — and the lie…