Certificate of need laws: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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 a state board before opening or undertaking a major expansion. We conduct the first systematic review and cost-effe...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Conover, James Bailey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05563-1