About this episode

The episode discusses the White House's push to eliminate certificate of need laws to reduce health care costs, featuring insights from various experts and state leaders.

The White House wants states to drop certificate of need laws in hopes of lowering health care costs. Researchers and state leaders are split. Guests: Nate Adler , founder, Gertie Matthew Mitchell , senior fellow, Fraser Institute; senior affiliated scholar, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Jill Horwitz , professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Feinberg School of Medicine Bo Watson , Tennessee state senator Alyssa Black , Vermont state representative Amy Cooper, founder, board president Green Mountain Surgery Center Learn more and read a full transcript on our website . Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news. Support this type of journalism today, with a gift . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tradeoffs

Guests: Nate Adler, Matthew Mitchell, Jill Horwitz, Bo Watson, Alyssa Black, Amy Cooper

Topics covered

• health care costs
• certificate of need laws
• state policy
• health policy
• research
• government regulation

Keywords

• health care
• costs
• certificate of need
• policy
• research
• government
• states
• law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gertie, Fraser Institute, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Feinberg School of Medicine, Green Mountain Surgery Center, White House

Places: Tennessee, Vermont

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