Certificate of need regulation in the nursing home industry: Has it outlived its usefulness?

The primary goals of the National Health Planning and Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-641) of 1974 were to (1) contain health care costs and (2) increase the accessibility and quality of health services. Certificate of need (CON) regulation is one attempt to constrain health care costs by limitin...

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Main Author: Caldwell, Barbara J
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2006
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2470
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3469&context=etd