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Entry Regulation and Rural Health Care: Certificate-of-Need Laws, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Community Hospitals

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  • Stratmann, Thomas
  • Koopman, Chris

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Certificate-of-need (CON) laws disallow hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), and other healthcare providers from entering new markets, expanding their practice, or making certain capital investments without first receiving approva

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  • Stratmann, Thomas & Koopman, Chris, 2016. "Entry Regulation and Rural Health Care: Certificate-of-Need Laws, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Community Hospitals," Working Papers 06893, George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
    • Handle: RePEc:ajw:wpaper:06893
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    1. Shishir Shakya & Christine Bretschneider Fries, 2023. "Impacts of Certificate-of-need State Laws on Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities and Services," Working Papers 23-08, Department of Economics, Appalachian State University.
    2. Shishir Shakya & Christine Bretschneider‐Fries, 2025. "The effect of substance use Certificate‐of‐Need laws on access to substance use disorder treatment facilities," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 92(1), pages 87-110, July.
    3. Thomas Stratmann & Markus Bjoerkheim & Christopher Koopman, 2025. "The causal effect of repealing Certificate‐of‐Need laws for ambulatory surgical centers: Does access to medical services increase?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 92(1), pages 63-86, July.
    4. Matthew D. Mitchell, 2025. "Certificate‐of‐Need laws in healthcare: A comprehensive review of the literature," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 92(1), pages 6-43, July.
    5. Chiu, Kevin, 2021. "The impact of certificate of need laws on heart attack mortality: Evidence from county borders," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(C).
    6. Edward J. Timmons, 2025. "Symposium introduction: Is certificate‐of‐need needed?," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 92(1), pages 3-5, July.
    7. Vitor Melo & Liam Sigaud & Elijah Neilson & Markus Bjoerkheim, 2025. "Rural healthcare access and supply constraints: A causal analysis," Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 92(1), pages 44-62, July.

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