Abstract Background Certificate of Need (CON) laws, currently in place in 35 US states,
require certain health care providers to obtain a certification of their economic necessity from …

Abstract Certificate‐of‐Need (CON) laws limit the supply of healthcare services in about two‐
thirds of US states. The regulations require those who wish to open or expand their 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 …

This paper investigates the impact of state-level Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws on COVID
and non-COVID deaths in the United States during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. CON laws …

Certificate of need (CON) laws restrict the supply of medical services, from nursing home
beds to the number of dialysis machines per hospital. These restrictions have the potential to …

Certificate of need (CON) laws limit the supply of health care services in about two-thirds of
US states. The regulations require those who wish to offer new services or expand existing …

Hospitals and other health‐care providers in 34 states must obtain a Certificate of Need
(CON) from a state board before opening or expanding, leading to reduced competition. We …

Certificate-of-Need laws in 35 US states require healthcare providers to obtain government
approval before building new facilities or expanding services. Their stated goal is to ensure …

Improved price transparency in the pricing for health care services has been found to be a
major contributor to lowering costs and promoting efficiency in the US health care system …

Limited or lack of access to essential healthcare services affects the social and economic
wellbeing of residents in most remote, neglected, and underserved rural communities of …