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Rural Healthcare Access and Supply Constraints: A Causal Analysis
Vitor Melo, Liam Sigaud, Elijah Neilson +1
Certificate-of-need (CON) laws require that healthcare providers receive approval from a state board before offering additional services in a given community. Proponents of CON law…
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The Causal Effect of Repealing Certificate-of-Need Laws for Ambulatory Surgical Centers: Does Access to Medical Services Increase?
Thomas Stratmann, Markus Bjoerkheim, Christopher Koopman
In many states, certificate-of-need (CON) laws prevent ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) from entering the market or expanding their services. This paper estimates the causal effe…