While the main budgetary sticking point between the House and Senate is their differences on tax reform, there’s an important issue that could go a long way toward making healthcare…
Introduction Under North Carolina law, medical services providers must obtain a certificate of need (CON) from the state before they can open new facilities, expand existing facilities, install new or…
North Carolina's archaic certificate-of-need laws leave the state with significant deficits in psychiatric hospitals and substance abuse facilities — and higher prices. North Carolina should join the 15 other states…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE North Carolina’s antiquated Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws should be repealed or reformed to meet our growing state’s need for more access to affordable, convenient care to treat both…
Executive Summary North Carolina is one of 35 states with a Certificate of Need (CON) program, a law requiring health providers to obtain the permission of a state board before…
Steve Forbes writes in the latest Forbes magazine about meeting two important health care goals. Can you imagine the United States having a health care system that delivers better outcomes…
As a health policy analyst, I often get asked, “When and how are we going to fix the health care system?” The answer to that question is complicated for two…
Health Affairs released a new report detailing overall health spending for 2018. Here are the numbers: National health expenditures = National health expenditures rose 4.6% to 3.6 trillion in 2018.…
The United States health care system has been dominated by employer-sponsored health insurance for decades. Some 158 million Americans are estimated to receive their coverage through their employer, according to…
This week, Carolina Journal’s Dan Way published a story on a new push to reform Certificate-of-Need (CON) laws. Way reports: House Bill 126, originally an act to include tissue donation…
I write a lot about the direct primary care model (see here, here, and here) – one that accepts no insurance, charges a monthly fee, and where physciains can spend…
Chris Jacobs of the Juniper Research Group penned a revealing Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal on the experience that Louisiana had following the expansion of their Medicaid program. Of…