Thirty-five states and Washington, D.C. have what are called certificate of need laws—CONs. They require government permission to build new healthcare facilities or expand existing ones. New medical services, such as adding a burn unit, require first getting a CON.
For decades these laws have done harm to healthcare quality and costs. This episode of What’s Ahead makes the case for abolishing them.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2023/03/02/its-time-to-get-rid-of-the-biggest-con-job-in-healthcare/