Can Health Spending Be Reined In through Supply Constraints? An Evaluation of Certificate-of-Need Laws

James Bailey

No 5192, Working Papers from George Mason University, Mercatus Center

Abstract: For 50 years, US policymakers and economists have searched for ways to slow the growth of spending on health care. One approach currently taken by 35 states is to restrict the supply of health care by requiringnew and growing providers to show that they s

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Date: 2016-08-01
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