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NC 'battle of the beds' continues
Despite the withering economic climate, hospitals continue to fight over the right to expand. One case of this is taking place in Holly Springs, NC, where Novant Health is fighting to get permission... Read more...
U.S. DoJ slams CON laws
This week, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice are expected to tell Illinois officials what they've told officials in other states--that they think CON laws are best eliminated. Both the... Read more...
Prosecutors fight to uphold Scrushy bribery conviction
Federal prosecutors are battling to uphold the convictions of HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy--and former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman--on bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud charges in appeals... Read more...
Federal spending bill could limit physician hospital ownership
A group of Republican Congress members are raising objections to language in a war supplemental spending bill that they say would harm physician-owned hospitals. Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Tom Coburn... Read more...
FL gov. signs law reforming CON rules
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has signed a bill, strongly backed by the state's hospital association, which remakes the state's certificate-of-need process. The bill includes a "loser pays" rule... Read more...
FL, IA legislatures pass CON reforms
Picking up on a trend that seems to be mounting nationwide, Florida and Iowa legislators have passed bills that will reform their respective certificate-of-need processes. Fulfilling one of his... Read more...
IA bill exempts some hospitals from CON process
Iowa lawmakers have approved a bill that would strike down the state's certificate of need rules, at least as they apply to the state's 82 small, rural hospitals. The bill, which certainly makes the... Read more...
GA may approve sweeping CON changes
Georgia seems well on its way to approving a new bill that would remove most of the state's Certificate of Need restrictions. The state House of Representatives is considering a measure, championed... Read more...
