4190.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Oral Session

Certificate of Need Futures: Bridge or Barrier?

As health care costs climb, access dwindles and quality is compromised, states continue to wrestle with the conflict between the needs of the community and the demands of health providers. Certificate of need (CON) has been a controversial regulatory approach for over 36 years which many believe should be replaced by freemarket competition. Yet, in spite of the valiant efforts of managed care over the past ten year, it has no better record with cost, access and quality than CON did. This session will compare the experiences and recommendations of CON-regulated and non-CON states to help participants better prepare themselves for this ongoing debate.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: 1.List numerous planning methods to assure a healthy community; 2.Assess the value of cooperative planning and regulation to the community; and 3.Take a defensible position in the debate of managed care vs. planned regulation.
Moderator(s):Thomas R. Piper, BA
Organizer(s):Thomas R. Piper, BA
2:30 PMGeorgia’s Resurgence of CON
Clyde L. Reese, JD
2:50 PMOhio’s Response after CON Sunset
Gretchen McBeath, JD
3:10 PMCON Regulation in North Carolina
Lee Hoffman, BA math/psych
3:30 PMPennsylvania's Response after Certificate of Need Sunset
Howard E. Burde, JD
Sponsor:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA