Health Care
Certificate of Need in North Carolina
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…
Medical device regulation
Health Care
Senate bill would protect DPC providers from insurance regulations
A proposed committee substitute before the Senate Health Committee would protect direct primary care (DPC) providers from having to comply with state health insurance regulations. DPC providers are primary care…
Research Brief
Health Care
Removing 21st century barriers to telehealth
Consider the following scenario. You aren’t feeling well, and you believe you may be coming down with a cold or the flu. You pick up your smartphone and request a…
Health Care
CJ reports: Letting advanced nurses do more could bridge rural-urban health gap, advocates say
Carolina Journal’s Dan Way reports: As North Carolina’s population ages, and demands for health care rise, nurses need the freedom to do more. A bipartisan group of lawmakers made that…
Health Care
Telemedicine can bridge mental healthcare gaps
American society often tends to stigmatize those with mental health disorders. While there are several factors that determine one’s overall health, our mental health plays a significant role in mediating…
Health Care
Compared To Other States, North Carolina’s Telemedicine Rules Are Less Restrictive
Telemedicine is a burgeoning industry that’s reshaping health care delivery, particularly in rural areas. After looking into telemedicine’s regulatory landscape, it looks like North Carolina’s telemedicine rules are less restrictive…
Health Care
Two NC Hospitals Want To Offer Special Cancer Treatment. Not So Fast, Says the State.
JLF’s Katherine Restrepo has written extensively about North Carolina’s Certificate of Need law, which forces hospitals and doctor groups to apply for and receive a state government permission slip before…
Health Care
Warren’s latest regulatory scheme draws fire
Brent Scher of the Washington Free Beacon reports on opposition to the latest regulatory proposal from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. More than 20 conservative organizations stated their opposition to proposed…
Health Care
Increase Access To Health Care By Removing Regulatory Barriers For Advanced Practice Nurses
This morning’s Joint Legislative Oversight Committee Meeting on Health and Human Services touched on a variety of topics, some of which included regulations that stifle access to health care – especially…
Health Care
The Texas way of providing emergency treatment
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek features Lauren Etter’s article on the impact of Texas’ decision to loosen rules linked to emergency rooms. Holly Westerby was sitting on the sidelines…
Liberty
A beckoning opportunity for health care reform
View in your browser. North Carolina has one of the most aggressive Certificate of Need (CON) programs in the nation. A bipartisan bill introduced this week in the North Carolina…
Liberty
3D Printing and the Threat of the FDA
Several times over the past few weeks, in completely unrelated situations, 3D printed prosthetics have come up in conversation. And I think the whole idea is really exciting. If you’ve…