Federal scoring system spurs state action on certificate-of-need laws
Spurred on by the Trump administration, five states plan to undertake changes in their certificate-of-need (CON) laws this year: Their plans were highlighted in late 2025 applications for a share of the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program, authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). That law allowed the Trump administration to…
News Briefs: Hospital labor costs rose by almost 40% between 2019 and early 2022
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