Catherine Collingwood EstesThe dispute, largely centered around #CertificateOfNeed approvals, highlights broader tensions in the #hospital industry over #market control, #competition and patient access. #CON #AdventHealth #MissionHealth #NorthCarolina #HospitalConsolidation https://buff.ly/4hz13Cx
"In March 2020, the state granted a waiver to halt certain services in order to free up capacity for COVID treatments. The waiver expired on July 21, 2021." #CertificateOfNeed #Connecticut #Hospitals #HealthcareAccess #Healthcare https://buff.ly/40zkGoq
"The justices’ ruling sets the stage for a trial that could soon determine whether the #CertificateOfNeed system is #unconstitutional." Which would be huge. #NorthCarolina #Hospitals #SupremeCourt https://buff.ly/4hqFe8T
Alan LewisBRATTLEBORO MUNICIPAL EMS PLAN
VTdigger
Brattleboro’s municipal EMS takeover plan may face state review
Regulators at the Green Mountain Care Board say they must rule whether the $1.37 million project requires their approval.
by Kevin O'Connor January 5, 2024, 6:02 am
https://vtdigger.org/2024/01/05/brattleboros-municipal-ems-takeover-plan-may-face-state-review/
To my way of thinking, it seems at least possible the Town of Brattleboro may have gone into EMS planning with a grudge against Rescue Inc. State review might not hurt any. Golden Cross arguably saved my life in May, so I am not the one to complain about the current arrangement.
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#beccabalint #brattleboro #brattleboromunicipalems #certificateofneed #greenmountaincareboard #jonpotter #katherinesims #kevinoconnor #rescueinc #robertoeser #vermontcertificateofneed #vtdigger #yoshimanale
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Brian Pierce MDNew case study from the center left think tank #thirdway about #maine #hospital consolidation and how it's "ripping off patients"
As a Maine doc, the only omission I see is that they fail to discuss Maine's #certificateofneed law which allows hospitals here to block lower cost competitors. That's part of why we send some patients out of state for lower cost tests and surgeries.
https://www.thirdway.org/report/fixing-maines-broken-hospitals-a-case-study
Bill Kimler for SC House 13"Competition leads to lower prices," they say. But when the competitors are not playing on an even playing field, then you will not see those benefits.
The downside to this lifting of the "certificate of need" requirement is that private practices can swoop into an area and take paying patients from a local hospital while rejecting those patients who are unable to pay. Hospitals with emergency rooms are not allowed to do so which give these private practices a competitive advantage.
#healthcare #SouthCarolina #SCPol #CertificateOfNeed
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SC now allows hospitals to open without state approval. Will it lower health care costs?
https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article280069954.html