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Health Care
States Should Abandon CON Laws And Put Patients First
by AnneMarie Schieber May 15, 2019For decades, states have had certificate-of-need (CON) laws that require health care investors to get permission from an appointed board before they can expand, purchase a new device, or offer new medical technology.
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Health Care
Why Do Hospitals Have to Beg for Permission to Save Lives?
by Matthew Glans October 23, 2017The data show CON laws don’t work, and the reasons are obvious.
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Budgets/TaxesEducationFeaturedHealth CarePodcast
In The Tank (ep85) – Tax Freedom Day, Rich States Poor States, CON Laws, Arizona ESAs
by Donald Kendal April 21, 2017John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #85 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Tax Foundation, ALEC, the James Madison Institute, and the Goldwater Institute.
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedHealth CarePodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep51): Olympics, TN Pork Report, Wind Energy, and the FDA Bans 99% of E-Cigarettes
by Donald Kendal August 12, 2016John and Donny continue their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #51 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the work of think tanks across the country. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday. Today’s podcast features work from the Beacon Center of Tennessee, The Heartland Institute, the National Center For Policy Analysis, and the Foundation for Economic Education.
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FeaturedHealth CarePodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Rep. Cameron Sexton (TN): Government Regs Hurt Health Care Quality, Raise Costs
by Michael Hamilton April 5, 2016On today’s Health Care News Podcast, Tennessee state Rep. Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) joined Health Care News Managing Editor Michael Hamilton to explain why reforming Tennessee’s certificate of need (CON) laws will go far to improve health care quality, lower costs, and increase access for patients.
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FeaturedHealth CarePodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Introducing Michael Hamilton: Heartland’s New Research Fellow for Health Care
by Donald Kendal March 3, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, host Donald Kendal introduces Heartland’s new Managing Editor of Health Care News (HCN) Michael Hamilton. Hamilton talks a bit about his background as well as several topics that will be featured in the upcoming issue of HCN.